Marlin

n.	1.	(Zool.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa hæmatica).
	2.	Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing. Hook-billed marlin a curlew.

Noun

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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 Synonyms: spearfish

billfish, black marlin, blue marlin, genus Makaira, Makaira, Makaira albida, Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara, Makaira mitsukurii, Makaira nigricans, spearfish, striped marlin, white marlin