Sawfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sawfish \Saw"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sawfish
       n : primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long
           flattened snout
       [also: {sawfishes} (pl)]