spearfish

US: (spēr′fish′)

Inflections of 'spearfish' (n):

spearfish

npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Spearfish are saltwater fish.")

spearfishes

npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Mediterranean and shortbill spearfishes live in different oceans.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

spear•fish  (spēr′fish′), n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es, v. 
n. 

1. Fish 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. Fish any of several related fishes.

v.i. 

3. Sport to fish underwater using a spearlike implement used manually or propelled mechanically.

• spear¹ + fish 1880–85, American.