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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

XIPHIAS

n.[Gr. , a sword. ] 1. The sword-fish.
2. A comet shaped like a sword.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

XIPHIAS

Xiph "i *as, n. Etym: [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr.

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.

 

2. (Anat. ) (a ) The constellation Dorado. (b ) A comet shaped like a sword