- family Xiphiidae
- nouncomprising the common swordfishes• Syn: ↑Xiphiidae• Hypernyms: ↑fish family• Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea• Member Meronyms: ↑Xiphias, ↑genus Xiphias
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family Xiphiidae
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Xiphiidae — noun comprising the common swordfishes • Syn: ↑family Xiphiidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fish family — noun any of various families of fish • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Cobitidae, ↑family Cobitidae, ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae, ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophori … Useful english dictionary
Schwertfisch — (Xiphias gladius) Systematik Barschverwandte (Percomorpha) Ordnung: Makrelenartige (Scombroifo … Deutsch Wikipedia
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
Scombroidea — noun mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes • Syn: ↑suborder Scombroidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
suborder Scombroidea — noun mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes • Syn: ↑Scombroidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
Billfish — The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory fish characterised by their large size (swordfish can be over 4 metres long) and their long, sword like bill. Billfish include the sailfish and marlin, which make up the… … Wikipedia
genus Xiphias — noun type genus of the Xiphiidae • Syn: ↑Xiphias • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Xiphiidae, ↑family Xiphiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Xiphias — noun type genus of the Xiphiidae • Syn: ↑genus Xiphias • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Xiphiidae, ↑family Xiphiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … 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
