'Xiphias' definitions:
Definition of 'Xiphias'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: Xiphias, genus Xiphias]
Definition of 'Xiphias'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword [1913 Webster]