单词	sawfish
释义	sawfish noun saw·​fish ˈsȯ-ˌfish  : any of a family (Pristidae) of large elongate rays that resemble sharks but have a long flattened snout with a row of serrate structures along each edge and that live in tropical and subtropical shallow seas and in or near the mouths of rivers Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web More than 50,000 marine creatures call the property home, with eight million gallons of water containing sawfish, barracudas, reef sharks, and a wealth of other aquatic species. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 June 2022 The sawfish is very closely related to stingrays, not so much sharks, but is sometimes caught using the same methods. Ed Killer, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 Another angler in 2021 encountered a healthy sawfish in the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County. Ed Killer, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 In 2015, a group of marine biologists from several American institutions documented parthenogenesis in wild sawfish, a type of ray also known as a carpenter shark. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 Neither sawfish showed signs of injuries or other apparent death indications. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2021 Another female sawfish was found near Marvin Key and measured 12 feet, reports Gwen Filosa for the Miami Herald. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2021 The sea animals have similar chainsaw-like mouths to another ocean fish, known as the sawfish, though they aren’t at all related. Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2020 The numbers of sawfish in the ocean have declined dramatically over the years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 4 Nov. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1635, in the meaning defined above
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