Xiphias gladius
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~ 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
Xiphias
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Xiphiidae
Xiphiidae
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~ comprising the common swordfishes
xiphium iris
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~ bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
xiphoid process
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~ smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
Xiphosura
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~ horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
Xiphosurus polyphemus
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~ large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse