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SWORDFISH
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Irregular inflected form: swordfishes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
swordfish; Xiphias gladius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("swordfish" is a kind of...):
scombroid; scombroid fish (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)
Meronyms (parts of "swordfish"):
swordfish (flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks)
Holonyms ("swordfish" is a member of...):
genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("swordfish" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("swordfish" is a part of...):
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)
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