XIPHIAS GLADIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xiphias gladius mean? 

• XIPHIAS GLADIUS (noun)
  The noun XIPHIAS GLADIUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: XIPHIAS GLADIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XIPHIAS GLADIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

swordfish; Xiphias gladius

Hypernyms ("Xiphias gladius" is a kind of...):

scombroid; scombroid fish (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)

Meronyms (parts of "Xiphias gladius"):

swordfish (flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks)

Holonyms ("Xiphias gladius" is a member of...):

genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)