['zifiәs]
n.
旗鱼属, 剑座

[ noun ]
type genus of the Xiphiidae
<noun.animal>

Xiphias \Xiph"i*as\, n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped comet,
fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes comprising the common
swordfish.

2. (Anat.)
(a) The constellation Dorado.
(b) A comet shaped like a sword