spearfish

spear·fish ¹

 (spîr′fĭsh′)

n. pl. spearfish or spear·fish·es

Any of several large marine game fishes of the genus Tetrapturus that have the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike projection and are somewhat smaller than the related marlins.

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spear·fish ²

 (spîr′fĭsh′)

intr.v. spear·fished, spear·fish·ing, spear·fish·es

To fish with a spear, spearlike implement, or spear gun.

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spear′fish′er n.

spear′fish′ing n.

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spearfish

(ˈspɪəˌfɪʃ)

n, pl -fish or -fishes

(Animals) another name for marlin

[so named because of its long pointed jaw]

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spear•fish

(ˈspɪərˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es, n.

1. any of several large game fishes with a bill-like snout, esp. a marlin of the genus Tetrapturus, and sometimes including sailfish.

v.i.

2. to fish underwater using a spearlike implement.

[1880–85, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spearfish - any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare billfish - giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw genus Tetrapturus, Tetrapturus - a genus of Istiophoridae

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Translations

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