Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced;
worldwide but rare;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spearfish \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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quillback \Quill"back`\, n. (Zool.)
An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus cyprinus syn.
Carpiodes cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker,
sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spearfish
n 1: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling
sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced;
worldwide but rare