swordfish
noun
a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
swordfishes
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pluralof swordfish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now here were we swimming along as quietly as sharks under water, only coming up for a bite occasionally, when on come those villainous swordfishes, and wish to drive us away.”
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
"Those belonged to the wandering tribes of swordfishes," explained the Princess.
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
They now came to one of the avenues which led from the sea garden out into the broad ocean, and here two swordfishes were standing guard.
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
"Those are swordfishes," remarked the Princess as she led the band past one of these avenues.
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
The swordfishes are among our most valued and faithful servants, guarding the entrances to the gardens which surround our palaces.
From The Sea Fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
