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saw·fish
(sô′fĭsh′)n. pl. sawfish or saw·fish·es
Any of various marine cartilaginous fishes of the family Pristidae, having a sharklike body and a long thin snout with teeth along both sides.
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sawfish
(ˈsɔːˌfɪʃ)n, pl -fish or -fishes
(Animals) any sharklike ray of the family Pristidae of subtropical coastal waters and estuaries, having a serrated bladelike mouth
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saw•fish
(ˈsɔˌfɪʃ)n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.
any large, sharklike ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout edged with strong teeth.
[1655–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  sawfish - primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snoutray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins family Pristidae, Pristidae - large primitive rays with elongated snouts Pristis pectinatus, smalltooth sawfish - commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive |
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