[speer-fish] 
noun, plural (especially collectively
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es, verb | 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. |
| 3. | to fish underwater using a spearlike implement used manually or propelled mechanically. |
| spear·fish 1 (spîr'fĭsh') 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 (spîr'fĭsh') intr.v. spear·fished, spear·fish·ing, spear·fish·es To fish with a spear, spearlike implement, or spear gun. spear'fish'er n., spear'fish'ing n. |