‖prop. n. [ L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet, fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword [ 1913 Webster ]