swordfish
pronunciation
How to pronounce swordfish in British English:
UK [ˈsɔ:dfɪʃ]
How to pronounce swordfish in American English:
US [ˈsɔrdfɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- 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
Word Origin
- swordfish (n.)
- late 15c., swerdfysche (in a recipe), from sword + fish (n.). So called for its elongated upper jaw.
Example
- 1. Fisherboys wade to the beach shouldering sharks and swordfish .
- 2. Eels are fast vanishing from the mediterranean , swordfish from the indian ocean .
- 3. Pelagic sharks are usually caught on the high seas in tuna or swordfish fisheries .
- 4. I need more swordfish . Can you get me some more swordfish ?
- 5. Such as tilefish , swordfish , shark , king mackerel .