Word
Swordfish
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
sword-fish
Definition
- n. - A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only
representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food
fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long,
rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct
spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth.
It becomes sixteen feet or more long.
- n. - The gar pike.
- n. - The cutlass fish.
- n. - A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
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