Sargassum
(||Sar*gas"sum) n. [NL.] A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.

Sargo
(||Sar"go) n. [Sp. sargo, L. sargus a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; — called also sar, and saragu.

Sari
(||Sa"ri) n. Same as Saree.

Sarigue
(||Sa*rigue") n. [F., from Braz. çarigueia, çarigueira.] (Zoöl.) A small South American opossum (Didelphys opossum), having four white spots on the face.

Sark
(Sark) n. [AS. serce, syrce, a shirt; akin to Icel. serkr, Sw. särk.] A shirt. [Scot.]

Sark
(Sark), v. t. (Carp.) To cover with sarking, or thin boards.

Sarkin
(Sar"kin) n. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hypoxanthin.

Sarking
(Sark"ing) n. [From Sark shirt.] (Carp.) Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.

Sarlac
(Sar"lac Sar"lyk) , n. [Mongolian sarlyk.] (Zoöl.) The yak.

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