Defn: A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.
2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword
XIPHIDIUM
Xi*phid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xi`fos sword.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the order Hæmodraceæ, having two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.
XIPHIOID
Xiph"i*oid, a. Etym: [Xiphius + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus
Xiphius or family Xiphiidæ.
XIPHIPLASTRON Xiph"i*plas"tron, n.; pl. Xiphiplastra. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.)
Defn: The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; — called also xiphisternum.
XIPHISTERNUM Xiph"i*ster"num, n.; pl. Xiphisterna. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; — sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. (b) The xiphiplastron. — Xiph"i*ster"nal a.
XIPHIUS
Xiph"i*us, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword.] (Zoöl.)