Swordfish(n.) 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.
Swordfish(n.) The gar pike.
Swordfish(n.) The cutlass fish.
Swordfish(n.) A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
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