Xiphias
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- type genus of the Xiphiidae
Word Origin
- xiphias (n.)
- 1660s, genus of swordfish, from Greek xiphias "swordfish," from xiphos "a sword" (see xiphoid). Related: Xiphioid.