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swordfish
noun(sword-fish)
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
Synonyms: xiphias gladius,
swordfish
noun(sword-fish)
flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

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