sawfish

Meanings

• noun

  A large, elongated, carnivorous fish with a long, toothed rostrum resembling a saw, found in shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

  - "The sawfish uses its long snout, lined with saw-like teeth, to locate and stun its prey."
  - "Sawfish are an endangered species due to overfishing and habitat destruction."
  - "The sawfish is the largest known fish to possess an electric organ."

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Variants

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sawfish , sawfishes

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Etymology

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The name 'sawfish' comes from the fish's long, toothed snout that resembles a saw.

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Trivia

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1. Sawfish can grow up to 7 meters (23 feet) in length.

2. Sawfish are the largest known fish to possess an electric organ.

3. Sawfish are filter feeders as juveniles and feed on plankton and small organisms.

4. Sawfish have a very low reproductive rate, with females giving birth to only a few pups every few years.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ray: Sawfish belong to the order Rajiformes, which also includes rays and stingrays.

2. Shark: Sawfish are sometimes referred to as 'sea-cows of the shark world' due to their slow reproductive rate and their filter-feeding behavior as juveniles.

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Culture

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Sawfish have been an important part of various cultures, particularly in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific regions, where they have been hunted for food and used in traditional medicine.

How to Memorize "sawfish"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large, elongated fish with a long, toothed snout that resembles a saw.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sawfish' with the image of a large, saw-like snout.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'Saw' in 'sawfish' stands for 'Snout with Saw-like Teeth'.

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