2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Xiphias 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Xiphiidae  [syn:  {Xiphias},  {genus  Xiphias}] 

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