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<zoology> A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Xifos a sword.
(01 Mar 1998)
xiphisternal crunching sound, xiphisternal joint, xiphisternum < Prev | Next > xipho-, xiphocostal, xiphodon
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