Definitions for Spearfish

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Spearfish spear·fish

Spelling: [speer-fish]

IPA: /ˈspɪərˌfɪʃ/

Spearfish is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 501 anagrams from letters in Spearfish (aefhiprss).

Definitions for Spearfish

noun

1. any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
2. any of several related fishes.

verb (used without object)

1. to fish underwater using a spearlike implement used manually or propelled mechanically.

Origin of Spearfish

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; spear¹ + fish

Examples for Spearfish

It was a wild ride, but they reached spearfish with no bones broken.

Coming to the valley of the spearfish I halted and slept my command until sundown, and then started for our lines.