sawfishn.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsɔˌfɪʃ/,

/ˈsɑˌfɪʃ/

Etymology: saw n.¹ Compare Latin serra sawfish (literally ‘saw’).

A fish of the genus Pristis, the snout of which ends in a long flat projection with teeth on each edge; a saw-shark of the family Pristiophoridæ (cf. saw-shark n. at saw n.¹ Compounds 4). Also applied to fishes of certain allied genera.

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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Pristiophoridae (sawfish)

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sawfish1664

unicorn1668

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1664 R. Hubert Catal. Rarities (1665) 17 A Saw-fish, vulgarly called the Sword-fish.

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 123 Monoceros Clusii, the little Vnicorn, or Saw-fish.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §v. i. 84 The Saw-Fish. Pristis.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. i. *11 Another animal, which is called the saw-fish, carries also an offensive weapon.

1860 G. Bennett Gatherings of Naturalist in Austral. ii. 35 There is a species of Saw-fish peculiar to the Australian seas.

1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 216 The Tentaculated Saw~fish (Pristiophorus cirratus).

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 335 These Sharks [sc. Pristiophoridæ] resemble so much the common Saw-fishes as to be easily confounded with them.

1934 Sun (Baltimore) 6 July 1/7 A saw fish measuring ten feet nine inches..was landed.

1978 O. White Silent Reach xii. 124 Sometimes you catch sawfish and barramundi there.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sawfish
释义	sawfishn. Brit. /ˈsɔːfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsɔˌfɪʃ/, /ˈsɑˌfɪʃ/ Etymology: saw n.¹ Compare Latin serra sawfish (literally ‘saw’). A fish of the genus Pristis, the snout of which ends in a long flat projection with teeth on each edge; a saw-shark of the family Pristiophoridæ (cf. saw-shark n. at saw n.¹ Compounds 4). Also applied to fishes of certain allied genera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Pristiophoridae (sawfish) monoceros1590 sawfish1664 unicorn1668 serra1854 saw-shark1882 saw1888 1664 R. Hubert Catal. Rarities (1665) 17 A Saw-fish, vulgarly called the Sword-fish. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 123 Monoceros Clusii, the little Vnicorn, or Saw-fish. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §v. i. 84 The Saw-Fish. Pristis. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. i. 11 Another animal, which is called the saw-fish, carries also an offensive weapon. 1860 G. Bennett Gatherings of Naturalist in Austral.* ii. 35 There is a species of Saw-fish peculiar to the Australian seas. 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 216 The Tentaculated Saw~fish (Pristiophorus cirratus). 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 335 These Sharks [sc. Pristiophoridæ] resemble so much the common Saw-fishes as to be easily confounded with them. 1934 Sun (Baltimore) 6 July 1/7 A saw fish measuring ten feet nine inches..was landed. 1978 O. White Silent Reach xii. 124 Sometimes you catch sawfish and barramundi there. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664
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