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Definition of Family Pristidae
1. Noun. Large primitive rays with elongated snouts.
Exact synonyms: Pristidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Batoidei, Order Batoidei, Order Rajiformes, Rajiformes
Member holonyms: Sawfish, Genus Pristis, Pristis
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Batoidei, Order Batoidei, Order Rajiformes, Rajiformes
Member holonyms: Sawfish, Genus Pristis, Pristis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pristidae
Literary usage of Family Pristidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd (1874)
"SAWFISH (Pt-istie), a genus of cartilaginous fishes, constituting the family
Pristidae, which is ranked with the Rays (qv), although the elongated form of ..."
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