xĭphĭas, ae, m., = ξιφίας (swordshaped).
I A sword-fish : Xiphias gladius, Linn.; Plin. 32, 2, 6, § 15; Ov. Hal. 97. —
II A sword-shaped comet , Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.
xiphiās ae, m , ξιφίας, a sword-fish: durus, O. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun The constellation Dorado. II. Xiphias ·noun A comet shaped like a sword. III. Xiphias ·noun ...
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