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sword•fish



Pronunciation: (sôrd'fish", sōrd'-), [key]
n.,
pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish for 1.

1. a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
2. (cap.) Astron.the constellation Dorado.

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