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swordfish
noun
sword·fish
ˈsȯrd-ˌfish 
: a very large scombroid fish (Xiphias gladius of the family Xiphiidae) that has a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw and is an important food and game fish
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Smith said the effect of the moon on fishing was noticed by anglers who went out at night for swordfish, which was popular in South Florida before nearly everyone switched over to daytime swordfishing.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
That’s the result of the creatures’ deep-sea diet of heavy metal-eating tuna and swordfish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Resembling today’s swordfish or marlin, Aspidorhynchus regularly grew to over three feet long and featured a lengthy, spear-like upper jaw.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2025
Plates of spaghetti vongole and penne puttanesca were consumed, along with heaping portions of swordfish and prawns, calamari, and clams.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
That’s the result of the creatures’ deep-sea diet of heavy metal-eating tuna and swordfish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Resembling today’s swordfish or marlin, Aspidorhynchus regularly grew to over three feet long and featured a lengthy, spear-like upper jaw.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2025
Plates of spaghetti vongole and penne puttanesca were consumed, along with heaping portions of swordfish and prawns, calamari, and clams.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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swordfish
noun
sword·fish
-ˌfish
: a very large ocean fish that has a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw and is an important food and game fish
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