serra-, serri-, serr- (Latin: saw, saw-tooth).serra:
In zoology, a sawlike organ or part, as the saw of a sawfish or of a sawfly.
serradella:
A kind of clover with notched edged leaves.
Serranidae:
A family of fishes probably because of their sawlike teeth.
serranoid:
A reference to the Serranidae.
Serrasalmidae:
Piranhas, silver dollars; family containing 65 species of small to medium-sized South American freshwater characiform teleost fishes. Piranhas are predators feeding on fishes and mammals, while others are herbivorous on fruits and seeds.
serrate, serration:
1. With notches or projections like the teeth of a saw.
2. To give something an edge that is notched like the teeth of a saw. serrated:
With notches like the teeth of a saw.
serratic:
Sawlike, especially in motion or sound.
Serricornia:
A class of beetles with serrated antennae (having sawlike horns).
serriferous:
Having serrated edges.
serriform:
Sawlike, saw form.
serrulate:
Finely toothed; having an edge with tiny notches like the teeth of a saw; "a little saw".
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