| NOUN | animal | Xiphias gladius, swordfish | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw |
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| Meaning | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm / warm their brains and eyes: worldwide / worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night. | |
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| Synonym | swordfish | |
| Member of | Xiphias, genus Xiphias | type genus of the Xiphiidae |
| Parts | swordfish | flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks |
| Broader | scombroid, scombroid fish | Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas |
| Spanish | albacora, pez espada, xiphias gladius | |
| Catalan | peix espasa, xiphias gladius, Xiphias gladius | |
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