guitarfish

[ gi-tahr-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) gui·tar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gui·tar·fish·es.

1. any sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, of warm seas, resembling a guitar in shape.

guitarfish

/ ɡɪˈtɑːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any marine sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, having a guitar-shaped body with a stout tail and occurring at the bottom of the sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of guitarfish¹

First recorded in 1900–05; guitar + fish