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FAMILY XIPHIIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising the common swordfishes
Synonyms:
family Xiphiidae; Xiphiidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Xiphiidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Xiphiidae"):
genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)
Holonyms ("family Xiphiidae" is a member of...):
Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)