large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
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swordfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | xiphias gladius |
| Type of | scombroid, scombroid fish |
swordfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | saltwater fish |
Examples of swordfish
swordfish
Other sources include catfish, cod, mackerel, swordfish, tuna, clams and shrimp.
From the kentucky.com
Decent catches of swordfish are coming from boats staying overnight in the deep.
From the inrich.com
Try the swordfish with mango salsa or in-the-shell whole crab with lemon butter.
From the newsobserver.com
Choose tuna, swordfish or salmon, which can marinate for as long as eight hours.
From the kentucky.com
In the mid-'60s, when I was in my mid-20s, I caught a swordfish off Long Island.
From the time.com
Eels are fast vanishing from the Mediterranean, swordfish from the Indian Ocean.
From the economist.com
Longline fishermen hunting tuna or swordfish regularly hook turtles by accident.
From the newscientist.com
The fish with the most mercury are king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish.
From the denverpost.com
You can't make money serving lobster any more, and swordfish isn't much cheaper.
From the time.com
- Flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- Large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
- Swordfish (Xiphias gladius; from Greek u03BEu03AFu03C6u03BFu03C2: sword, and Latin gladius: sword), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood...
- Swordfish is a 2001 crime-thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones.
- The use of the word "Swordfish" refers to a password which originated in the 1932 Marx Brothers movie Horse Feathers in a scene where Groucho Marx, as Professor Wagstaff, attempts to gain access to a speakeasy guarded by Baravelli (Chico). ...
- Swordfish: The Album is the original soundtrack of the 2001 film Swordfish. It was produced by Paul Oakenfold under Village Roadshow and Warner Bros. and distributed through London Sire Records, Inc.
- A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius
- Uses the area in and around you to go fishing for virtual swordfish. GPS enabled mobile handsets allow for real time location information where the swordfish are in your neighborhood. ...
