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Swordfish
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What's The Definition Of Swordfish?
[n] 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
[n] flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks Synonyms | Synonyms for Swordfish: Xiphias gladius Related Terms | Find terms related to Swordfish: See Also | genus Xiphias | saltwater fish | scombroid | scombroid fish | swordfish | swordfish | Xiphias | Xiphias gladius Swordfish In Webster's Dictionary \Sword"fish`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the
only representative of the family {Xiphiid[ae]}. 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.
(b) The gar pike.
(c) The cutlass fish.
2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See {Dorado}, 1.
{Swordfish sucker} (Zo["o]l.), a remora ({Remora
brachyptera}) which attaches itself to the swordfish.
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