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swordfish

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1. swordfish - Noun

2. swordfish - Verb

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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.

The gar pike.

The cutlass fish.

A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish. Pieter Willem Botha

I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain. Penny Lancaster

After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make Swordfish because her then-husband, Eric Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks. Source: Internet

A cold dish of vegetable and raw salmon and swordfish tossed in their own special sauce. Source: Internet

Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Planes Sank or Damaged Several of Italy’s Capital Ships in a Daring Raid That Would Become the Inspiration for the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor 13 Months Later. Source: Internet

No. 11 Group was ordered to provide cover for 825 Squadron and contacted Esmonde direct by telephone, outlining their plan to send three squadrons to Manston that would rendezvous with the Swordfish that were due to set off at 12:25 pm. Source: Internet

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