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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ray with saw-shaped snout",
"word": "testere balığı"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "ray with saw-shaped snout",
"word": "saovafit"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "ray with saw-shaped snout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llifbysgodyn"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "ray with saw-shaped snout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pysgodyn llif"
}
],
"word": "sawfish"
}
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