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swordfish
n.
large fish with a sword-like upper jaw
Swordfish
Swordfish (
Xiphias gladius; from
Greek ξίφος: sword, and
Latin gladius: sword), also known as
broadbills in some countries, are large,
highly migratory,
predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the
billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the
Atlantic,
Pacific, and
Indian Oceans, and can typically be found from near the surface to a depth of . They commonly reach in length, and the maximum reported is in length and in weight.
swordfish
Noun
1. flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
(hypernym) saltwater fish
(part-holonym) Xiphias gladius
2. large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
(synonym) Xiphias gladius
(hypernym) scombroid, scombroid fish
(member-holonym) Xiphias, genus Xiphias
swordfish
n.
mečoun
Swordfish
(n.)
The gar pike.
(n.)
The cutlass fish.
(n.)
A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long.
(n.)
A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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