Xiphias

·noun The constellation Dorado.

II. Xiphias ·noun A comet shaped like a sword.

III. Xiphias ·noun A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.

xiphias
xĭphĭas, ae, m., = ξιφίας (swordshaped). I A sword-fish : Xiphias gladius, Linn.; Plin. 32, 2, 6, ...

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xiphias
xiphiās ae, m , ξιφίας, a sword-fish: durus, O. ...

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