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Definition of swordfish

Swordfish
Swordfish Sword"fish`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiid[ae]. 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. (b) The gar pike. (c) The cutlass fish. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1. Swordfish sucker (Zo["o]l.), a remora (Remora brachyptera) which attaches itself to the swordfish.
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Cutlass Cut"lass (k[u^]t"las), n.; pl. Cutlasses (-[e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cultellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See Colter, and cf. Curtal ax.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax. Cutlass fish, (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (Trichiurus lepturus) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also saber fish, silver eel, and, improperly, swordfish.

Meaning of swordfish from wikipedia

- The swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as the broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat...
- The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag"...
- Look up swordfish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A swordfish is a type of large fish. Swordfish may also refer to: Fairey Swordfish, a British carrier-based...
- Swordfish is a 2001 American action thriller film directed by Dominic Sena, written by Skip Woods, produced by Joel Silver, and starring John Travolta...
- have been named USS Swordfish after the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin. USS Swordfish (SS-193), a Sargo-class...
- Swordfish Studios Limited was a British video game developer based in Birmingham founded by Trevor Williams and Joan Finnegan (wife of Paul Finnegan,...
- Swordfish <<The Album>> is the original soundtrack of the 2001 film Swordfish. It was produced by Paul Oakenfold under Village Roadshow and Warner Bros...
- Operation Swordfish or Operation Dominic Swordfish was the May 11, 1962 operational test of the nuclear ASROC anti-submarine weapon system. The ASROC uses...
- USS Swordfish (SSN-579), a Skate-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish...
- been named HMS Swordfish after the fish. HMS Swordfish (1895) was a 330-ton destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1910. HMS Swordfish (1916) was a steam-powered...