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billfish vs spearfish

spearfish vs billfish

billfish and spearfish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
billfish Yes No No No
spearfish Yes No No No
As nouns, spearfish is a hyponym of billfish; that is, spearfish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than billfish:
  • billfish: giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
  • spearfish: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
Other hyponyms of billfish include marlin.
billfish (noun) spearfish (noun)
giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
Difference between billfish and spearfish

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