Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Xiphias"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Xiphias \Xiph"i*as\, n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet,
fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes comprising the common
swordfish.
2. (Anat.)
(a) The constellation Dorado.
(b) A comet shaped like a sword
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Xiphias
n : type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {Xiphias}, {genus Xiphias}]
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