sawlike

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Neither Yamba nor I waited for the coming impact, but threw ourselves overboard just as the creature’s white sawlike weapon showed itself close to the surface only a few yards away. 

From The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont by Rougemont, Louis de

His thin sawlike features wore an expectant expression, and his eyes were lightened by a look of cunning and greed as he occasionally glanced down the road.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various

He pointed at the far crest of the sawlike highlands, where now he thought to see a hazy, floating pall of dust.

From Darkness and Dawn by England, George Allan

And his song, as he climbed over me, was squeaky and sawlike, and as he walked he doddered, head trembling as an old man's shakes in final acquiescence in the futility of life.

From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William

Some have rough projections on the top of the head, and others little sawlike arrangements at the bases of the wings.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene