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spearfish vs billfish

billfish vs spearfish

spearfish and billfish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spearfish Yes No No No
billfish Yes No No No
As nouns, billfish is a hypernym of spearfish; that is, billfish is a word with a broader meaning than spearfish:
  • spearfish: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
  • billfish: giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
spearfish (noun) billfish (noun)
any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
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 spearfish and billfish

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