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GENUS XIPHIAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Xiphiidae
Synonyms:
genus Xiphias; Xiphias
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Xiphias" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Xiphias"):
swordfish; Xiphias gladius (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)
Holonyms ("genus Xiphias" is a member of...):
family Xiphiidae; Xiphiidae (comprising the common swordfishes)
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