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Definition of Xiphias

Xiphias
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

Meaning of Xiphias from wikipedia

- bill, which resembles a sword. The species name, Xiphias gladius, derives from Gr**** ξιφίας (xiphias, "swordfish"), itself from ξίφος (xiphos, "sword")...
- Alexios Xiphias (Gr****: Ἀλέξιος Ξιφίας, Latin: Alexius Xifea) was a Byzantine protospatharios and catepan of Italy from 1006 to 1007, following the long...
- Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Synodontis xiphias" in FishBase. June 2016 version. "Synodontis xiphias Günther, 1864". Planet Catfish. 12 Dec 2009....
- monastery. Nikephoros Xiphias was born probably some time around or before 980, and was most likely the son of Alexios Xiphias, who served as the Catepan...
- Tephritomyia xiphias is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritomyia of the family Tephritidae. Ethiopia, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya....
- Acrolepia xiphias is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Chile. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
- Pararge xiphia, the Madeiran speckled wood, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Madeira. It is considered as endangered...
- Fabricius, 1793 Leptosia chlorographa Hübner, 1818 Papilio xiphia Fabricius, 1781 (preocc.) Leptosia xiphia Pontia crokera MacLeay, [1826] Pontia niobe Wallace...
- Agrotis xiphias is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and...
- unknown, but on 15 August 1022, Xiphias arranged a meeting with Phokas, where the latter was murdered by one of Xiphias' servants. Armenian sources however...