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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spear·fish /-ˌfɪʃ/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spear·fish n. Zool. (a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean. (b) The carp sucker.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spearfish
      n 1: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling
           sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced;
           worldwide but rare
      2: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes
         and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to
         warm their brains and eyes [syn: marlin]
      [also: spearfishes (pl)]