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Pristis
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc πρίστις sawfish, from grc πρῐ́ζω / grc πρίω to saw + grc -τις nominal suffix.
Proper noun
1 f m
genus family Pristidae most species of sawfish
Hypernyms
genus ; Vertebrata subphylum - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes superclass - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Rajomorphii superorder - superorder; Pristiformes order - order; Pristidae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Pristis pristis species (largetooth sawfish, common sawfish, freshwater sawfish, Leichhardt's sawfish) - type species; Pristis clavata species (dwarf sawfish, Queensland sawfish), Pristis pectinata species (smalltooth sawfish), Pristis zijsron species (longcomb sawfish, green sawfish) - other accepted extant species
Derived terms
Anoxypristis genus