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Webster 1913 Edition
Xiphias
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Xiph′i-as
,p
rop.
Noun.
[L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr.
ξιφίας
, fr. ξίφοσ
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
Webster 1828 Edition
Xiphias
XIPHIAS
,Noun.
1.
The sword-fish.2.
A comet shaped like a sword.