Guitarfish

/ɡɪˈtɑːrfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A strange-looking shark-like fish with a flat body and a long snout, related to rays and skates.

Etymology

From 'guitar' (the musical instrument) + 'fish,' named for its body shape which resembles a guitar body with a long neck extended into a snout. This is a descriptive English name created by naturalists.

Kelly Says

Despite looking and acting like rays, guitarfish are actually sharks in disguise — they're closer related to great whites than to the rays they live among, which DNA revealed only recently, proving that evolution doesn't always match appearance.

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