swordfish (n)
Xiphias gladius (n)

n02629716

type n
lex_filenum 05
def large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym scombroid, scombroid fish
Member holonym Xiphias, genus Xiphias
Part meronym swordfish
Incoming links
Hyponym scombroid, scombroid fish
Member meronym Xiphias, genus Xiphias
Part holonym swordfish

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry