Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sawfish"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sawfish \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sawfish
n : primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long
flattened snout


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