Definition of "spearfish" []

• 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. (noun)
• To fish with a spear, spearlike implement, or spear gun. (verb-intransitive)

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• "In the late 1980s, protesters burned Crabb's likeness in effigy after she allowed Indian tribes to spearfish off their reservations a practice some white fishermen believed ruined their sport."
• "Hebi is the spearfish, and I was in the Honolulu fish market about three months ago, and spearfish is not considered good fish at all."
• "They spearfish & dive for lobster, but almost never fish with hook & line."