Associations to the word «Xiphiidae»

Noun

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Wiktionary

XIPHIIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the suborder Scombroidei   — the swordfish.

Dictionary definition

XIPHIIDAE, noun. Comprising the common swordfishes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats