Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun xiphias_gladius

1 sense of xiphias gladius

Sense 1
swordfish, Xiphias gladius -- (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)
       => 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)