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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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