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

1. 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

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