SAWFISH (sawfishes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: sawfishes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sawfish mean? 

• SAWFISH (noun)
  The noun SAWFISH has 1 sense:

1. primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout

  Familiarity information: SAWFISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAWFISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sawfish" is a kind of...):

ray (cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sawfish"):

Pristis pectinatus; smalltooth sawfish (commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive)

Holonyms ("sawfish" is a member of...):

family Pristidae; Pristidae (large primitive rays with elongated snouts)

 Context examples 

These animals include jaguars, Spix's macaws, harpy eagles, vinaceous-breasted amazons, crowned solitary eagles, hawksbill turtles, green turtles, tarantulas, Amazon false coral snakes, Brazilian green racer snakes, cream-colored woodpeckers, blue spiny starfish, sharks, seahorses, piaba fish, sawfish, bluefin tuna, brown howler monkeys.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)