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spearfish

The correct spelling is spearfish.

How to pronounce spearfish

noun

Say it like: Spee-rfi-sh

The correct spelling is spearfish. Any of the marlins in the genus Tetrapturus, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of the marlins in the genus Tetrapturus, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
  2. 2.A striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
  3. 3.A quillback (Carpioides cyprinus

verb

  1. 1.To try to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
  2. 2.To fish for spearfish by any method.

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