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 Definitions of sawfish  [ˈsɔˌfɪʃ]  

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Definition of 'sawfish' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sawfish
any large, sharklike ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout edged with strong teeth.

Etymology:  (1655–65)

Definition of 'sawfish' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'sawfish' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) sawfish
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



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