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旗鱼
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Swordfish \Sword"fish`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the
only representative of the family {Xiphiid[ae]}. It is
highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper
jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid,
swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without
distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The
adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet
or more long.
(b) The gar pike.
(c) The cutlass fish.
2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See {Dorado}, 1.
{Swordfish sucker} (Zo["o]l.), a remora ({Remora
brachyptera}) which attaches itself to the swordfish.
资料来源 : WordNet®
swordfish
n 1: flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
2: 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 [syn:
{Xiphias gladius}]
[also: {swordfishes} (pl)]