Xiphias

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Xiphias
    n 1: type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {Xiphias}, {genus
         Xiphias}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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