XIPHIIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xiphiidae mean? 

• XIPHIIDAE (noun)
  The noun XIPHIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. comprising the common swordfishes

  Familiarity information: XIPHIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XIPHIIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprising the common swordfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Xiphiidae; Xiphiidae

Hypernyms ("Xiphiidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Xiphiidae"):

genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)

Holonyms ("Xiphiidae" is a member of...):

Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)