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1. (n.) swordfish
a large marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a bladelike structure.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (noun) swordfish
flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
2. (noun) swordfish, Xiphias gladius
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
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1. (noun) swordfish
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
2. (noun) swordfish
the gar pike
3. (noun) swordfish
the cutlass fish
4. (noun) swordfish
a southern constellation. See Dorado, 1
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