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- [saw-fish]
- /ˈsɔˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈsɔː.fɪʃ/
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- [saw-fish]
- /ˈsɔˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of sawfish word
- noun plural sawfish 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. 1
- noun sawfish any sharklike ray of the family Pristidae of subtropical coastal waters and estuaries, having a serrated bladelike mouth 0
- noun sawfish any of an order (Pristiformes) of large, tropical, sharklike rays, having the head prolonged into a flat, sawlike snout edged with large teeth on either side 0
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Origin of sawfish
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; saw1 + fish
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Parts of speech for Sawfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sawfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sawfish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sawfish
- how do sawfish eat?
- what do sawfish use their saw for?
- how many teeth does a sawfish have?
- how many sawfish are left in the world?
- where do sawfish live?
- how many teeth does a sawfish have in its mouth?
- where are sawfish found?
- how many teeth do sawfish have?
- how to draw a sawfish?
- what is a sawfish?
- what do sawfish eat?
- why are sawfish endangered?
- what does a sawfish eat?
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