Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Xiphias \Xiph"i*as\, n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet,
   fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes comprising the common
      swordfish.

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

Source : WordNet®

Xiphias
     n : type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {genus Xiphias}]