- genus Pristis
- nountype genus of the Pristidae• Syn: ↑Pristis• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pristidae, ↑family Pristidae• Member Meronyms: ↑smalltooth sawfish, ↑Pristis pectinatus
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genus Pristis
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Pristis — noun type genus of the Pristidae • Syn: ↑genus Pristis • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pristidae, ↑family Pristidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pristis pectinatus — noun commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive • Syn: ↑smalltooth sawfish • Hypernyms: ↑sawfish • Member Holonyms: ↑Pristis, ↑genus Pristis … Useful english dictionary
PRISTIS — genus belluae marinae, in Gloss. corrupte pro Frestis, Graeci Πρῆςτις, vide supra, in voce Physetero. Item πλοῖον κητοφόρον, navis ceti figuram habens, cuiusmodi navigio raptam Andromedam, scribit Conon. atque inde fabulae de monstro marino… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sawfish — Taxobox name = Sawfishes status = CR status system = iucn2.3 status ref = [ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 June 2007] image width = 250px image caption = Smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata regnum =… … Wikipedia
Common sawfish — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
sawfish — /saw fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sawfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sawfishes. a large, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong… … Universalium
Pristidae — noun large primitive rays with elongated snouts • Syn: ↑family Pristidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rajiformes, ↑order Rajiformes, ↑Batoidei, ↑order Batoidei … Useful english dictionary
Dwarf sawfish — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Longcomb sawfish — Conservation status Critically Endangered ( … Wikipedia
