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xiphias^¹

/ˈzɪfiəs/ UK

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

noun xiphias

Synonym of swordfish. Huge Ziffius, whom Mariners eschew / No lesse, then rockes, as travellers informe […]
Similar: swordfish

Xiphias^²

proper noun

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

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@misc{xiphias_2026,
  title = {xiphias},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xiphias},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}