noun · rare

marlin

марлин

Marline, Speerfisch, Fächerfisch

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira,…Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

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/ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/

» I saw a marlin.

Meaning

1 senses

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.
Speerfisch, Fächerfisch, Marline
марли́нmarlín

More definitions

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

Examples

3 sentences

I saw a marlin.
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Did you catch any marlin?
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The Sargasso Sea is a spawning site for threatened and endangered eels, as well as white marlin, porbeagle shark, and dolphinfish.
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