[ noun ] primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout <noun.animal>
Sawfish \Saw"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus {Pristis}. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey.
The aquarium will have more than 10,000 aquatic specimens _ including 30 sharks and a 14-foot sawfish in the Gulf of Mexico exhibit that Barthelemy said he'll swim in.