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Marlin

Marlin Meaning & Definition
Marlin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Marlin?

[n] large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Marlin: spearfish

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See Also | billfish | black marlin | blue marlin | genus Makaira | Makaira | Makaira albida | Makaira marlina | Makaira mazara | Makaira mitsukurii | Makaira nigricans | striped marlin | white marlin

Marlin In Webster's Dictionary

\Mar"lin\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American great marbled godwit ({Limosa fedoa}). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit ({Limosa h[ae]matica}). {Hook-billed marlin}, a curlew.

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