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marlin

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mar·lin 1  (märln)
n.
Any of several large game fishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having an elongated, spearlike upper jaw.

[Short for marlinespike (from the pointed shape of its snout).]

mar·lin 2  (märln)
n.
Variant of marline.

marlin [ˈmɑːlɪn]
n pl -lin, -lins
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several large scombroid food and game fishes of the genera Makaira, Istiompax, and Tetrapturus, of warm and tropical seas, having a very long upper jaw: family Istiophoridae Also called spearfish
[from marlinespike; with allusion to the shape of the beak]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marlin - large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
billfish - giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
blue marlin, Makaira nigricans - largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
black marlin, Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara - large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
Makaira mitsukurii, striped marlin - Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes
Makaira albida, white marlin - small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic
Translations
marlin [ˈmɑːlɪn] N (marlin or marlins (pl)) (= fish) → aguja f
marlin marline [ˈmɑːlɪn]
A. N (Naut) → merlín m, empalmadura f, trincafía f
B. CPD marlin(e) spike Npasador m
marlin
nFächerfisch m, → Marlin m


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