Xiphias
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈzɪfiəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xiphias is a noun meaning Synonym of swordfish.
Meaning
Synonym of swordfish.
Example Sentences
Huge Ziffius, whom Mariners eschew / No lesse, then rockes, as travellers informe […]
In the xiphias, you observe, the enormous elongation of the head is produced by the elongation of the jaws proper – that is to say, of the pre-maxilla and nasal bones.
Trebius Niger informs us that […] the xiphias, or, in other words, the sword-fish, has a sharp-pointed muzzle, with which it is able to pierce the sides of a ship and send it to the bottom […]
S. Malpighi having dissected the Head of a Xiphias or Sword Fish, which hath a very big Eye, observ'd that the middle of the Optick Nerve is nothing else, but a large Membrane, folded according to its length in many Doubles almost like a Fan, and invested by the Dura Mater.
Synonyms for xiphias
Depending on context, synonyms include swordfish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swordfish, ziffius, xiphiid, rapier-fish, swordfisherman, platyfish.
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