Definitions for: Sawfish

[n] primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout

Webster (1913) Definition: Saw"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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.

See Also: family Pristidae, Pristidae, Pristis pectinatus, ray, smalltooth sawfish

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