marlin

(mär′lin)

any of several large, slender, deep-sea billfishes, esp. a bluish species (Makaira nigricans)

Origin: < marlinespike: from the shape

See marlin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several large game fishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having an elongated, spearlike upper jaw.

Origin:

Origin: Short for marlinespike (from the pointed shape of its snout)

noun

Variant of marline.

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