- A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only
representative of the family Xiphiidae. 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. - The gar pike. - The cutlass fish. - A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
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