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Pristidae

Pristidae

9.9
A family of large fish with long saw-like snouts called sawfishes
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪstəˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: Pristidae
  • The Pristidae family includes several endangered species of sawfish.

Examples

  • Conservation efforts focus on the habitat preservation of Pristidae in tropical and subtropical waters.

  • Biologists study the unique snouts of Pristidae to understand their evolutionary history.

  • The Pristidae family includes several species of sawfish.

  • Did you know that Pristidae are often found in coastal waters?

  • Scientists are researching the Pristidae family to learn more about their unique adaptations to aquatic life.

  • Due to overfishing, populations of Pristidae have dramatically decreased in recent decades.

  • The saw-like snouts of Pristidae make them distinct within the ray family.

Synonyms

sawfish
vsPristidae
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A large sea animal like a ray with a long saw-like snout living in warm coastal waters

refers to the whole family rather than to a single animal
family Pristidae
vsPristidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large rays with long, saw-like snouts

is the same term without the explicit word for the taxonomic group

Compounds

family Pristidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large rays with long, saw-like snouts

Surface Forms

Pristidae singular
Pristidae plural

Etymology

The word Pristidae comes from the Greek pristis, which means 'saw', because these rays have a long, saw-like snout, and the ending -idae is the common ending for animal family names. So, Pristidae is the family name for 'sawfishes'.