any sharklike ray of the family Pristidae of subtropical coastal waters and estuaries, having a serrated bladelike mouth
sawfish in American English
(ˈsɔˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsawˌfish or ˈsawˌfishes
any of an order (Pristiformes) of large, tropical, sharklike rays, having the headprolonged into a flat, sawlike snout edged with large teeth on either side