pristidaæ

pl. [Lat. prist ( is ); fem. pl. adj. suit. -idœ.] Ichthy.: A family of Plagiostomous Fishes, division Batoidei (Rays, q. v.). The snout is produced into an exceedingly long flat lamina, armed with a series of strong teeth along each edge. There is a single genus, Pristis (q. v.). pristine, adj . [O. Fr., from Lat. pristinus = ancient, former.] Of or belonging to an early period or state; original, primitive, ancient. pris-ti-ô-phor-1-dæ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. pristio phor (us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.1 Ichthy.: A family of Plagiostomous Fishes, division Selachoidei (q. v.). The rostral cartilage is produced and armed like the snout in the family One genus, Pristiophorus, with four species, from the Australian and Japanese seas. [SQUALORAJA.] pris-ti-oph-or-ŭs, s . [Pref. pristi- , and Greek phoros bearing.] [PRISTIOPHORIDE.] (q. v.), but the gill-openings are