Category:Sawfish

Saw"fish`, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.