guitarfish

American  

[gi-tahr-fish] / gɪˈtɑrˌfɪʃ /

noun

• guitarfish,
  plural
• guitarfishes
  plural

1. any sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, of warm seas, resembling a guitar in shape.

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guitarfish British  

/ ɡɪˈtɑːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any marine sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, having a guitar-shaped body with a stout tail and occurring at the bottom of the sea

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• guitarfish
  plural
• guitarfishes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of guitarfish

First recorded in 1900–05; guitar + fish

Example Sentences

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guitarfish

Once abundant along Ghana's shores, esene, or guitarfish -- with the flattened body of a ray and the tail of a shark -- have become increasingly difficult to find.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish is also threatened by demand for a different luxury item: jewelry.

From National Geographic ● Jun. 1, 2023

The guitarfish family of shark-like rays, whose fins are traded like shark fins, also had 37 species receive new protections.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022

A bowmouth guitarfish, along with about a quarter of the reef fishes, will be purchased from reputable dealers with permits to capture from the wild.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

But smaller sea creatures, including shovelnose guitarfish, bat rays and horn sharks, live in Southern California’s estuaries and lagoons, swim just off its coastal beaches and feed along the now-tainted shoreline off Orange County.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021