Xiphisura (zifisura)

pl. (zif-i-sū'rä), n. pl. [NL. (orig. erroneously Xyphosura Xyphosura (Latreille), later Xyphi sura, Xiphiura, Xiphosura (which see), and prop. Xiphura ), noting the dagger-like telson of the king-crab; It is known as the black - shouldered and white -crowned lap- Xiphius (zif'i-us), n. In mammal. See Ziphius. IMG:content-2644.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2645.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2646.png:[blocks in formation] [NL. (Reichenbach, 1845), dim. of ξίφος, sword.] Same as Xiphidion, 1. and wild lime, and in the West Indies as mountain - plum, seaside plum, and false sandalwood.