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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
Xiphias gladiusSwordfish Sword"fish`, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the
only representative of the family Xiphiid[ae]. It is
highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper
jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid,
swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without
distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The
adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet
or more long.
(b) The gar pike.
(c) The cutlass fish.
2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
Swordfish sucker (Zo["o]l.), a remora (Remora
brachyptera) which attaches itself to the swordfish.
Meaning of Xiphia from wikipedia
- The
swordfish (
Xiphias gladius), also
known as the
broadbill in some countries, are large,
highly migratory predatory fish
characterized by a long, flat...
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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...
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Nikephoros Xiphias (Gr****: Νικηφόρος Ξιφίας, fl. c. 1000 – 1028) was a
Byzantine military commander during the
reign of
Emperor Basil II. He pla**** a...
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Alexios Xiphias (Gr****: Ἀλέξιος Ξιφίας, Latin:
Alexius Xifea) was a
Byzantine protospatharios and
catepan of
Italy from 1006 to 1007,
following the long...
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further is
known of him
until 1022 when,
along with the
general Nikephoros Xiphias, he
launched another rebellion. The
revolt gathered widespread support...
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Bourdeto Brantada Garides Grivadi Glossa Gavroi Mussels Sardeles Savoro Tonos Xiphias Soups Avgolemono Bourou-bourou
Fasolada Hortosoupa Lentil soup Kotosoupa...
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Tephritomyia xiphias is a
species of
tephritid or
fruit flies in the
genus Tephritomyia of the
family Tephritidae. Ethiopia, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya....
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Nychitona xiphia var.
nicobarica Doherty, 1886
Leptosia xiphia fumigata Fruhstorfer, 1903
Leptosia aurisparsa Fruhstorfer Leptosia xiphia comma Fruhstorfer...
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Bulgarian Empire. The
Byzantine generals,
Theodorokanos and
Nikephoros Xiphias captured the
former Bulgarian capitals of
Pliska and
Great Preslav, along...
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Bourdeto Brantada Garides Grivadi Glossa Gavroi Mussels Sardeles Savoro Tonos Xiphias Soups Avgolemono Bourou-bourou
Fasolada Hortosoupa Lentil soup Kotosoupa...
