English Explanatory Dictionary

guitarfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the family Rhinobatidae of rays with elongated bodies, flattened heads and trunks, and small, ray-like wings.
  2. Any of the family Glaucostegidae of rays, formally classified under the family Rhinobatidae.

Pronunciation

/ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)ˌfɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-guitarfish.wav /ɡɪˈtɑɹˌfɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-guitarfish.wav

Word forms

guitarfish guitarfishes

Etymology

From guitar + fish, from its body shape.

Derived words

Annandale's guitarfish Atlantic guitarfish banded guitarfish blackchin guitarfish bluntnose guitarfish bowmouth guitarfish Brazilian guitarfish Chola guitarfish clubnose guitarfish common guitarfish giant guitarfish Gorgona guitarfish grayspotted guitarfish Halavi's guitarfish lesser guitarfish Madagascar guitarfish Pacific guitarfish Salalah guitarfish sharpnose guitarfish shovelnose guitarfish slender guitarfish smalleyed guitarfish smoothback guitarfish southern banded guitarfish speckled guitarfish spineback guitarfish spiny guitarfish spotted guitarfish stripenose guitarfish Taiwan guitarfish thornback guitarfish whitesnout guitarfish white-spotted guitarfish widenose guitarfish witch guitarfish yellow guitarfish Zanzibar guitarfish

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 犁头鳐科 Chinese Mandarin: 琴犁头鳐 Japanese: 坂田鮫 Japanese: サカタザメ Korean: 가래상어과 Navajo: tsiikʼánii Portuguese: viola Portuguese: raia-viola Portuguese: arraia-viola Portuguese: cação-viola Thai: วงศ์ปลาโรนัน
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