sawfish
Americannoun
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sawfish,
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sawfishes
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Origin of sawfish
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Seagrasses provide shelters, nurseries, and feeding grounds for thousands of species, including endangered animals such as dugongs, stalked jellyfish and smalltooth sawfish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
The sawfish, which are endangered and reliably found only in southernmost Florida, started dying.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
“It’s important to note that active rescue and rehabilitation are not always effective in saving stranded animals,” said Adam Brame, sawfish recovery coordinator for NOAA.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
To find out, she and colleagues examined 17 genomes from various species of sharks, skates, and sawfish.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 12, 2023
In the "front library," where Laura entered first, were steel engravings of the style of the seventies, "whatnots" crowded with shells, Chinese coins, lacquer boxes, and the inevitable sawfish bill.
From The Pit by Frank Norris
Seeing this, the sawfishes soon abandoned the attempt and with growls and roars of disappointment swam away and were quickly out of sight.
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
"Keep together, friends, and be careful not to separate, for here comes an army of sawfishes."
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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