| 单词 | Xiphias gladius |
| 释义 | Xiphias gladius (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY Xiphias gladius USAGE EXAMPLESHe is the wisest, shyest, wariest, strangest fish I ever studied; and I am not excepting the great Xiphias gladius—the broadbill swordfish. Grey, Zane, Tales of Fishes(2010) The European species, common in the Mediterranean, is the Xiphias gladius of naturalists. Belcher, Edward, Sir, The Sailor's Word-Book—An Alphabet...(2010) n 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 Syn|Hyper swordfish 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 |
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