sawfish
noun
a large, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong teeth on each side.
sawfishes
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pluralof sawfish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
