| English Dictionary |
FAMILY XIPHIIDAE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does family Xiphiidae mean?
• FAMILY XIPHIIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY XIPHIIDAE has 1 sense:
1. comprising the common swordfishes
Familiarity information: FAMILY XIPHIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising the common swordfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Xiphiidae; Xiphiidae
Hypernyms ("family Xiphiidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Xiphiidae"):
genus Xiphias; Xiphias (type genus of the Xiphiidae)
Holonyms ("family Xiphiidae" is a member of...):
Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink." (English proverb)
"Forest always has its jackal" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind." (Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)." (Danish proverb)
"Forest always has its jackal" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind." (Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)." (Danish proverb)