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spearfish
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spear·fish 1  (spîrfsh)
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.
spearfisher n.
spearfishing 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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Noun1.spearfish - any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reducedspearfish - 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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