SAWFISH

sawfish

(noun) primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sawfish (plural sawfishes or sawfish)

Any ray (marine fish with a flat body and wing-like fins) of the family Pristidae, having a snout that resembles a saw.

Source: Wiktionary


Saw"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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