| 释义 |
pris·ti·dae
\ˈpristəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pristis, type genus + -idae
: a small family of cartilaginous fishes closely related to the skates and rays but having the body elongated rather than flattened and distinguished by a snout elongated into a flat blade with teeth along each side and comprising the economically important sawfishes of warm seas and estuaries some of which are reputed to exceed 20 feet in length |