spearfish

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1spear·fish

noun \-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

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