marlin Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
WordNet
Mar"lin noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) The American great marbled godwit ( Limosa fedoa ). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa hæmatica ).2. [from marlinspike, the shape of its bill] any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing
