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swordfish

Syllabification: (sword·fish)
Pronunciation: /ˈsôrdˌfiSH/
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Definition of swordfish

noun (plural same or swordfishes)

  • a large edible marine fish with a streamlined body and a long flattened swordlike snout, related to the billfishes and popular as a game fish.
    • Xiphias gladius, the only member of the family Xiphiidae

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