swordfish

[ sawrd-fish, sohrd- ]

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. Swordfish, Astronomy. the constellation Dorado.

Origin of swordfish

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at sword, fish

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British Dictionary definitions for swordfish

swordfish

/ (ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. a large scombroid fish, Xiphias gladius, with a very long upper jaw: valued as a food and game fish: family Xiphiidae

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