Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling the swordfish; related to the swordfish; belonging to the Xiphiidæ, or having their characters. Also
xiphiiform . - noun A member of the family Xiphiidæ.
- noun In mammalogy See
ziphioid .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family
Xiphiidæ .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology resembling or related to the genus
Xiphias (swordfish). - adjective zoology resembling or related to the family
Xiphiidae (a group offish ). - noun zoology Any member of the genus
Xiphias or familyXiphiidae .
Etymologies
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From ξιϕία (xiphia), from ξίϕος (xiphos, "sword") + -oid
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vanishedone commented on the word xiphioid
I wonder whether there exist any xiphoid xiphioids.
January 10, 2009
mollusque commented on the word xiphioid
Knifefish are xiphoid but not xiphioid.
January 10, 2009