xiphi1dæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. xiphi ( as ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ide.] 1. Ichthy.: The sole family of the Acanthopterygian division. Xiphiiformes (q. v.), with two genera, Histiophorus and Xiphias (q.v.). The upper jaw is produced into a long cuneiform weapon. 2. Paleont.: From the Chalk and the London Clay of Sheppey. IMG:content-1074.png:[blocks in formation] kolaptes =a chisel.] Ornith.: A sub-genus of Dendrocolaptes, with five species ranging from Mexico to Bolivia. The subgenus was established by Leeson for those species which have the bill bent. xiph -ở-đòn, subst. [Pref. xipho-, and Gr. odous (gen it. odontos )=a tooth.] Paleontology : The type-genus of Xiphodontide (q. v.), from the Eocene. The species were small, two-toed mammals, with a short tail, and long, slender limbs. Dentition complete; molars of a generalized selenodont type. xiph-o-don-ti-dæ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. xiphodon , gen it. xiphodont ( is ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ .] Palæont.: A family of Artiodactyle Ungulates, with three genera, Xiphodon, Cainotherium, and Microtherium, from the Eocene and Miocene of France. The species were probably intermediate between the Suide and the Tragulide. gad us.]