spear·fish 1 (spîr f sh )n. pl. spearfish or spear·fish·es Either of two large marine game fishes (Tetrapturus angustirostris or T. belone) related to the sailfish and marlin, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike projection. |
| spear·fish 2 (spîrfsh) intr.v. spear·fished, spear·fish·ing, spear·fish·es To fish with a spear, spearlike implement, or spear gun. spear fisher n.spear fishing n. |
spearfish [ˈspɪəˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for marlin
[so named because of its long pointed jaw]
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| Noun | 1. |  spearfish - any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rarebillfish - giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw genus Tetrapturus, Tetrapturus - a genus of Istiophoridae |
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