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1spearfish
noun spear·fish \-ˌfish\
Definition of SPEARFISH
: any of several billfishes (genus Tetrapturus) having the anterior part of the first dorsal fin about as high as the body is deep
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First Known Use of SPEARFISH
circa 1882
Rhymes with SPEARFISH
batfish, billfish, blackfish, blindfish, blowfish, bluefish, bonefish, catfish, codfish, cold fish, cowfish, crawfish, crayfish, death wish, deep-dish, dogfish, filefish, finfish, flatfish, fly-fish, game fish, garfish, globefish, goatfish, goldfish, goosefish, hagfish, hogfish, Irtysh, jewfish, kingfish, knish, lungfish, lumpfish, milkfish, monkfish, moonfish, oarfish, panfish, pigfish, pinfish, pipefish, ratfish, redfish, rockfish, rough fish, sailfish, sawfish, shellfish, side dish, sport fish, starfish, stonefish, sunfish, swordfish, tilefish, toadfish, trash fish, trunkfish, unwish, weakfish, whitefish
2spearfish
intransitive verb
Definition of SPEARFISH
: to fish with a spear
See spearfish defined for kids First Known Use of SPEARFISH
circa 1949
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