| Common name | Broadbill swordfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ministry of Fisheries, 2011 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | inanimate object |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Swordfishes have a long, flat-oval bill on the fronts of their heads which appear to be used to kill some of their prey (Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 9258. |