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Definition of Swordfish
1. Noun. Flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks.
2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Xiphias Gladius
Generic synonyms: Scombroid, Scombroid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Xiphias, Xiphias
Generic synonyms: Scombroid, Scombroid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Xiphias, Xiphias
Definition of Swordfish
1. n. A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidæ. 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.
Definition of Swordfish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Swordfish
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