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xiphias

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈzɪfiəs/
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1

name

Meaning 1

Synonym of Dorado (“constellation of the southern sky”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dorado

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of swordfish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swordfish

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

type genus of the Xiphiidae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Xiphias

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fish genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Xiphias or Latin xiphiās (“swordfish”).