English-Thai Dictionary
swordfish
N ปลา ขนาดใหญ่ จำพวก Xiphiidae pla-ka-nad-yai
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SWORDFISH
SWORDFISH Sword "fish `, n.
1. (Zoöl.) (a ) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius ), the only representative of the family Xiphiidæ. 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 ger pike. (c ) The cutlass fish.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1. Swordfish sucker (Zoöl.), a remora (Remora brachyptera ) which attaches itself to the swordfish.
New American Oxford Dictionary
swordfish
sword fish |ˈsôrdˌfiSH ˈsɔ (ə )rdˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or swordfishes ) a large edible marine fish with a streamlined body and a long flattened swordlike snout, related to the billfishes and popular as a game fish. [Xiphias gladius, the only member of the family Xiphiidae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
swordfish
sword |fish |ˈsɔːdfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or swordfishes ) a large edible marine fish with a streamlined body and a long flattened sword-like snout, related to the billfishes and popular as a game fish. ●Xiphias gladius, the only member of the family Xiphiidae.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
swordfish
sw ó rd f ì sh 名詞 複 →fish C 〘魚 〙メカジキ 〘上顎 （あご ）が剣状 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary