Xiphias

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xiphias \Xiph"i*as\, prop. n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped
     comet, fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.
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     2. (Anat.)


        (a) The constellation Dorado.
        (b) A comet shaped like a sword
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Xiphias
       n : type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {genus Xiphias}]