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English noun: marlin

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


Broader (hypernym)billfish


Narrower (hyponym)black marlin, blue marlin, Makaira albida, Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara, Makaira mitsukurii, Makaira nigricans, striped marlin, white marlin


Member meronymgenus Makaira, Makaira









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