genus xiphias

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Xiphiidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fish genus,
definition	:	any of various genus of fish (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	swordfish, xiphias gladius,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family xiphiidae, xiphiidae,
definition	:	comprising the common swordfishes (noun.animal)