Xiphias

See also: xiphias

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin xiphiās (“swordfish”), from Ancient Greek ξιφίας (xiphías), from ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”). Doublet of Ziphius.

Proper noun

Xiphias m

A taxonomic genus within the family Xiphiidae – the swordfish.

Hyponyms

(genus): Xiphias gladius - species

See also

Xiphias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Xiphias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Proper noun

Xiphias

(astronomy) Synonym of Dorado (“constellation of the southern sky”)

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