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Spearfish

Definition: Spearfish

Spearfish

Noun

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Spearfish

Synonym: marlin (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Spearfish, South Dakota

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Spearfish is a city located in Lawrence County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,606.

Geography


Spearfish is located at 44°29'23" North, 103°51'9" West (44.489803, -103.852585)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 8,606 people, 3,638 households, and 1,931 families residing in the city. The population density is 543.8/km² (1,409.1/mi²). There are 3,904 housing units at an average density of 246.7/km² (639.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.33% White, 0.35% African American, 2.31% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,638 households out of which 25.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% are non-families. 37.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 2.85. In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 21.5% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,887, and the median income for a family is $40,257. Males have a median income of $30,242 versus $20,431 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,565. 17.4% of the population and 9.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.1% are under the age of 18 and 9.4% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Spearfish, South Dakota."

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Crosswords: Spearfish

English words defined with "spearfish": Quillback. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Spearfish

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Books

  • Billfishing: The Quest for Marlin, Swordfish, Spearfish & Sailfish (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Spearfish

Illustrations:
Spearfish

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Photo Album: Spearfish

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Plate 116. The Sailfish. Histiophorus gladius (Brown), Gthr. The Spearfish. Tetrapturus albidis, Poey. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

"Spearfish Falls." Black Hills, Dak. Credit: Library of Congress.

Panoramic view of Spearfish, S.D. Credit: Library of Congress.

Photograph (framed) of Iwo Jima taken by the crew of the U.S.S. Spearfish on her twelfth war patrol, Nov. 28, to Dec. 2, 1944. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: Spearfish


1. Spearfish, SD (city, FIPS 60020)
Location: 44.48876 N, 103.84711 W
Population (1990): 6966 (2913 housing units)
Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 57783
Country: USA

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Expressions: Spearfish

Expressions using "spearfish": North Spearfish ♦ Spearfish Canyon. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Spearfish

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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spearfish south dakota real estate

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cabin spearfish

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chamber spearfish

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holiday inn spearfish

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festival in park spearfish

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Spearfish

Language Translations for "spearfish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

rundskællet spydfisk (round-scale spearfish), Middelhavs-spydfisk (Mediterranean spearfish), langnæbbet spydfisk (long-bill spearfish), kortnæbbet spydfisk (short-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

speervis (Mediterranean spearfish), langbekspeervis (long-bill spearfish), kortbekspeervis (short-bill spearfish), degenspeervis (round-scale spearfish). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pyörösuomumarliini (round-scale spearfish), pitkäkuonomarliini (long-bill spearfish), marliini (Mediterranean spearfish), lyhytnokkamarliini (short-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

French

  

poisson-pique (Mediterranean spearfish), marlin de Méditerranée (Mediterranean spearfish), marlin (Mediterranean spearfish), makaire bécune (long-bill spearfish), makaire épée (round-scale spearfish), makaire rostre court (short-bill spearfish), \SSP (short-bill spearfish), \SPF (long-bill spearfish), \RSP (round-scale spearfish), \MSP (Mediterranean spearfish). (various references)

   

German

  

Speerfisch (Mediterranean spearfish), Rundschuppen-Speerfisch (round-scale spearfish), Langschwänziger Speerfisch (Mediterranean spearfish), Langschnäuziger Speerfisch (long-bill spearfish), Kurzschnäuziger Speerfisch (short-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κοντόρυγχο μάρλιν (short-bill spearfish), βασιλική ζαργάνα (long-bill spearfish, Mediterranean spearfish, round-scale spearfish), μάρλιν της Μεσογείου (Mediterranean spearfish), μάρλιν (long-bill spearfish, round-scale spearfish). (various references)

   

Italian

  

marlin inerme (short-bill spearfish), aguglia imperiale mediterranea (Mediterranean spearfish), aguglia imperiale (long-bill spearfish, Mediterranean spearfish, round-scale spearfish). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

earfishspay

   

Portuguese

  

marlim-peto (round-scale spearfish), marlim de bico curto (short-bill spearfish), marlim bicudo (long-bill spearfish), espadim-peto (round-scale spearfish), espadim do Mediterrâneo (Mediterranean spearfish), espadim de bico curto (short-bill spearfish), espadim bicudo (long-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

рыба-меч. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

marlín trompa corta (short-bill spearfish), marlín peto (round-scale spearfish), marlín (Mediterranean spearfish), emperador (emperor, kaiser), aguja picuda (long-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

rundfjällig spjutfisk (round-scale spearfish), medelhavsspjutfisk (Mediterranean spearfish), medelhavsmarlin (Mediterranean spearfish), långnosad spjutfisk (long-bill spearfish), kortnosad spjutfisk (short-bill spearfish). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ปลาตระกูล Istiophoridae. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Spearfish

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Tetrapturus angustirostris, Tetrapturus belone, Tetrapturus georgei, Tetrapturus pfluegeri. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Spearfish

Derivations

Words beginning with "spearfish": spearfished, spearfishes, spearfishing. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Spearfish" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: seafish. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Spearfish

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-h-i-p-r-s-s"

-1 letter: parishes, sharpies.

-2 letters: aphesis, aspires, fishers, fraises, harpies, paresis, parises, phrases, praises, raspish, reships, seraphs, serfish, shapers, sharifs, sharpie, sherifs, sherpas, spireas.

-3 letters: afresh, arises, ashier, aspers, aspire, aspish, fashes, ferias, fisher, fishes, fraise, frises, hisser, paries, parish, parses, pashes, passer, perish, phases, phasis, phrase, pishes, pisser, praise, prases, prises, raises, raphes, raphis.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-f-h-i-p-r-s-s"
 

+2 letters: spearfished, spearfishes.

 

+3 letters: foremanships, spearfishing.

 

+5 letters: affenpinschers, sportfisherman.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Cities
8. Expressions 		9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Derivations 		13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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