guitarfish

noun

gui·​tar·​fish gə-ˈtär-ˌfish 

gi-

: any of several viviparous rays (family Rhinobatidae) somewhat like a guitar in shape viewed from above

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Rhino Rays pushed to critically endangered A little boy looks at Rhinobatos armatus, also known as a guitarfish, swim past in a tank at the Berlin Aquarium November 27, 2004 in Berlin, Germany. —Jasmine Aguilera, Time, 18 July 2019

Also caught was an Atlantic guitarfish, a species that has physical characteristics of both sharks and rays. —David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above