Saw'-fish, n.

noun

n. (Ichth.) A cartilaginous fish of the genus Pristis, closely allied to the sharks. It has the upper jaw prolonged into a long beak or snout, with teeth arranged along both edges. It sometimes attains the length of from twelve to fifteen feet, and is one of the most formidable enemies of the whale tribe.

Saw-fish (Pristis cirratus).

An old-style engraving of a sawfish swimming through the water, with birds flying overhead. — Saw-fish (*Pristis cirratus*).