(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:28:45

Xiph"i*as (?), n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. , fr. a sword.]

1. Zool.

A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.

2. Anat. (a)

The constellation Dorado.

(b)

A comet shaped like a sword

 

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