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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidæ.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genusXiphius or family Xiphiidæ.
  4. xiphioid (comparative more xiphioid, superlative most xiphioid) (zoology) resembling or related to the genus Xiphias (swordfish). (zoology) resembling or related to the family Xiphiidae (a group of fish). xiphioid (plural xiphioids) (zoology) Any member of the genus Xiphias or family Xiphiidae.