Handsawfish

/ˈhændsɔːfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A hypothetical or informal term for a fish with a flattened body or saw-like appendage, possibly inspired by the sawfish.

Etymology

Compound of 'handsaw' and 'fish', creating a descriptive term by analogy to sawfish, which has a long flat snout resembling a saw blade.

Kelly Says

This word reveals how humans understand new creatures by comparing them to tools—the actual sawfish earned its name the same way, because its long snout looked like a carpenter's saw to early explorers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እጅ መሰለ ዓሣ
eej me-se-le a-sa
ARالعربية
سمك حفارة يدوي
sam-k haf-a-ra yi-dwi
BNবাংলা
হাতের সিঁচি মাছ
ha-ter sei-chi ma-ch
CACatalà
peix serra manual
pe-ix se-rra ma-nu-al
CSČeština
ruční pilový rybník
ru-ční pi-lo-vý ry-bník
DADansk
håndsavfis
hånd-sa-v-fis
DEDeutsch
Handsägebass
Hand-sä-ge-bass
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι με χειροκίνητο σιδερόσυρμα
psi-ri me che-i-ro-ki-ni-to si-de-ro-syr-ma
ESEspañol
pez de sierra de mano
pez de se-e-rra de ma-no
FAفارسی
ماهی اره دستی
ma-hi a-reh da-sti
FISuomi
käsisahko
kä-si-sah-ko
FRFrançais
poisson-scie à main
pwaz-on-sye a mɛn
GUGU
હાથની કાચી મછલી
haath-ni ka-chi ma-ch-li
HAHA
kifi da hannu
ki-fi da han-nu
HEעברית
דג מסור יד
dag mesor yad
HIहिन्दी
हाथ से आरी मछली
haath se a-ri ma-ch-li
HUMagyar
kéziszerszámos hal
ke-zi-szer-sza-mos hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan gergaji tangan
i-kan ger-ga-ji tan-gan
IGIG
ehi n'ogbu n'aka
e-hi n'og-bu n'a-ka
ITItaliano
pesce sega a mano
pes-che se-ga a ma-no
JA日本語
手ノコザメ
te-no-ko-za-me
KKKK
қолмен салынған балық
qol-men sa-ly-n-gan ba-lyq
KMKM
ស្លាប់ដៃ
s-la-ap dai
KO한국어
손톱 낚시
son-to-p nag-si
MRMR
हाताच्या बळजबळी मासे
ha-ta-chy ba-l-j-b-li ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan gergaji tangan
i-kan ger-ga-ji tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဖက် သွင်း ငါး
let-phek sh-win ng-a
NLNederlands
handzaagvis
hand-zaag-vis
NONorsk
håndsagfisk
hånd-sag-fisk
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਦੀ 鋸 ਮੱਛੀ
haath di sa-ar ma-ch-hi
PLPolski
ryba piłkarska ręczna
ry-ba pi-l-kars-ka rę-czna
PTPortuguês
peixe serra manual
pe-i-she se-rra ma-nu-al
RORomână
pește cuțit manual
pe-ște cu-țit ma-nu-al
RUРусский
рыба-пила ручной
ryba-pila run-oy
SVSvenska
handsågsfisk
hand-sa-gs-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki wa kisu cha mkono
sa-ma-ki wa ki-su cha m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கை சக்கர மீன்
kai cha-kar meen
TEతెలుగు
చేతి కత్తి మछి
che-ti kat-ti ma-chi
THไทย
ปลาเลื่อยมือ
pla le-oy meu
TLTL
isda na may kamay na talim
is-da na may ka-may na ta-lim
TRTürkçe
el testeresi balığı
el testere-si ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
риба-пила ручна
ry-ba-pi-la ru-chna
URاردو
ہاتھ کی چھری مچھلی
haath ki ch-hri ma-ch-li
VITiếng Việt
cá cưa tay
ca c-u-a tay
YOYO
ẹ̀dá àwọn ìṣẹ́ ìwọ́
e-da awon ise iwo
ZH中文
手锯鱼
shǒujiù yú
ZUZU
isilwane esifana ngezwi
i-si-lwa-ne e-si-fa-na nge-zwi

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