swordfish [Xiphias gladius]

swordfish [Xiphias gladius]
sværdfisk {fk}

noun


English-Danish mini dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Xiphias gladius — Swordfish Sword fish , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the only representative of the family {Xiphiid[ae]}. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Xiphias gladius —   Pez espada …   Wikipedia Español

  • Xiphias gladius — durklažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Xiphias gladius angl. broadbill; swordfish rus. меч рыба; меченос ryšiai: platesnis terminas – durklažuvės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Xiphias gladius — noun 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swordfish — Taxobox name = Swordfish fossil range = Early Oligocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology volume = 364… …   Wikipedia

  • Xiphias — noun type genus of the Xiphiidae • Syn: ↑genus Xiphias • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Xiphiidae, ↑family Xiphiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swordfish — Sword fish , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the only representative of the family {Xiphiid[ae]}. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swordfish sucker — Swordfish Sword fish , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the only representative of the family {Xiphiid[ae]}. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swordfish — [sôrdfish΄] n. pl. swordfish a large, marine, food and game fish (Xiphias gladius) that is the only species of a family (Xiphiidae) of percoid fishes, having a sail like dorsal fin and a long, flat, swordlike upper jawbone …   English World dictionary

  • swordfish — /sawrd fish , sohrd /, n., pl. swordfishes, (esp. collectively) swordfish for 1. 1. a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Dorado. [1350 1400; ME; …   Universalium

  • swordfish — durklažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Xiphias gladius angl. broadbill; swordfish rus. меч рыба; меченос ryšiai: platesnis terminas – durklažuvės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”