1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not need much water to reproduce and tend to lay eggs just above the water line in small, artificial sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and bird baths, plant pots and saucers and old tires.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Star Trek Beyond sequence showing the construction of the USS Enterprise: flying robots whizzing around a vast dry dock, and the starship’s iconic saucer taking shape as the score soars to a climax.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Get rid of standing water in flower pots, saucers, birdbaths and other outdoor containers.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The rather delicate little glass and saucer is the traditional tea service for that delightfully dark, strong, sweet black tea bustled out on huge spillproof trays down the streets of Istanbul’s amazing Kapalıçarşı, or Grand Bazaar.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Star Trek Beyond sequence showing the construction of the USS Enterprise: flying robots whizzing around a vast dry dock, and the starship’s iconic saucer taking shape as the score soars to a climax.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Get rid of standing water in flower pots, saucers, birdbaths and other outdoor containers.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The rather delicate little glass and saucer is the traditional tea service for that delightfully dark, strong, sweet black tea bustled out on huge spillproof trays down the streets of Istanbul’s amazing Kapalıçarşı, or Grand Bazaar.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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