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SAWFISH
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Irregular inflected form: sawfishes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
Classified under:
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)
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