Definitions for xiphioid
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Wiktionary
xiphioid(Noun)
Any member of the genus Xiphias or family Xiphiidae.
xiphioid(Adjective)
resembling or related to the genus Xiphias (swordfish).
xiphioid(Adjective)
resembling or related to the family Xiphiidae (a group of fish).
Origin: From ξιϕία, from ξίϕος
Webster Dictionary
Xiphioid(adj)
of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae
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