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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.
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
1. Noun. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, ''Xiphias gladius''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swordfish
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swordfish
Literary usage of Swordfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey (1919)
"IX swordfish From records of the New York Bureau of Fisheries, by GB Goode THE
... The names of the swordfish all have reference to that prominent feature, ..."
2. Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast by Charles Frederick Holder (1910)
"Recreations of a Sportsman on The Pacific Coast CHAPTER I FIGHTING A swordfish
AT NIGHT OUT in the Pacific about fifty miles from Los Angeles, ..."
3. Salt Water Game Fishing by Charles Frederick Holder (1914)
"GROUP 23 THE SANTA CATALINA ISLAND swordfish WHILE two swordfishes are found in
California, the Xiphias or flat-bill is an exceptional catch, ..."
4. The Pantropheon, Or, History of Food, and Its Preparation, from the Earliest by Alexis Soyer (1853)
"swordfish. The Greeks were fond of the swordfish, and often partook of it,1" with
a sauce of which oil was the basis, and with which were mixed yolks of ..."
5. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Broiled swordfish. Clean and broil fish, spread with butter, sprinkle will salt
and pepper, and serve with Cucumber or Horseradish Sauce. Broiled Shad Roe. ..."
6. Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern by Roy Chapman Andrews (1916)
"It is said that a swordfish with a killer will attack a large whale, prodding
the animal from below with its "sword" and An anterior view of a killer. ..."
7. Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey (1919)
"IX swordfish From records of the New York Bureau of Fisheries, by GB Goode THE
... The names of the swordfish all have reference to that prominent feature, ..."
8. Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast by Charles Frederick Holder (1910)
"Recreations of a Sportsman on The Pacific Coast CHAPTER I FIGHTING A swordfish
AT NIGHT OUT in the Pacific about fifty miles from Los Angeles, ..."
9. Salt Water Game Fishing by Charles Frederick Holder (1914)
"GROUP 23 THE SANTA CATALINA ISLAND swordfish WHILE two swordfishes are found in
California, the Xiphias or flat-bill is an exceptional catch, ..."
10. The Pantropheon, Or, History of Food, and Its Preparation, from the Earliest by Alexis Soyer (1853)
"swordfish. The Greeks were fond of the swordfish, and often partook of it,1" with
a sauce of which oil was the basis, and with which were mixed yolks of ..."
11. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Broiled swordfish. Clean and broil fish, spread with butter, sprinkle will salt
and pepper, and serve with Cucumber or Horseradish Sauce. Broiled Shad Roe. ..."
12. Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern by Roy Chapman Andrews (1916)
"It is said that a swordfish with a killer will attack a large whale, prodding
the animal from below with its "sword" and An anterior view of a killer. ..."
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