name
Meaning 1
A city in South Dakota, united States of America.
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Standard Lemma guide
spearfish
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
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noun
Meaning 4
Any quillback (Carpioides cyprinus
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verb
Meaning 5
To attempt to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
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Usage: intransitive, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To fish for spearfish by any method.
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Usage: intransitive, transitive
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noun
Meaning 7
any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
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Broader terms: billfish
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English spear Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English spearfish From spear + fish.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: paea — Translations
- Turkish: yelken balığı — Translations