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sword·fish
/
ˈsɔrdˌfɪʃ, ˈsoʊrd-
/
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[
sawrd
-fish,
sohrd
-
]
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noun,
plural
sword·fish·es
(
especially collectively
)
sword·fish
for 1.
1.
a large, marine
food fish
,
Xiphias gladius,
having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
2.
(
initial capital letter
)
Astronomy
.
the constellation Dorado.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
sword
,
fish
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swordfish
(ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ)
—
n
,
pl
-fish
,
-fishes
a large scombroid fish,
Xiphias gladius,
with a very long upper jaw: valued as a food and game fish: family
Xiphiidae
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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