English dictionary
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English noun: swordfish | |||
| 1. | swordfish (food) flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | saltwater fish | ||
| Part meronym | swordfish, Xiphias gladius | ||
| 2. | swordfish (animal) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Xiphias gladius | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scombroid, scombroid fish | ||
| Part holonym | swordfish | ||
| Member meronym | genus Xiphias, Xiphias | ||
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