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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the Xiphiidae;
[syn: Xiphias, genus Xiphias]


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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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