: 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
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This was one of the reasons researchers believed sharks and other cartilaginous fish, including stingrays and sawfish, were silent.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Six sawfish deaths were reported in this recent outbreak.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Florida prohibits intentionally capturing, harming or harassing sawfish.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
This analysis tracks how the depletion of the largest species—like sawfishes and rhino rays—began in nearshore waters and has since cascaded through the food web, affecting even the deep-sea habitats.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Six sawfish deaths were reported in this recent outbreak.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Florida prohibits intentionally capturing, harming or harassing sawfish.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
This analysis tracks how the depletion of the largest species—like sawfishes and rhino rays—began in nearshore waters and has since cascaded through the food web, affecting even the deep-sea habitats.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Sawfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawfish. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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sawfish
noun
saw·fish
ˈsȯ-ˌfish 
: any of several mostly tropical rays that resemble sharks but have a long flat snout with sharp toothlike structures along both edges
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