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MAKAIRA NIGRICANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Makaira nigricans mean?
• MAKAIRA NIGRICANS (noun)
The noun MAKAIRA NIGRICANS has 1 sense:
1. largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
Familiarity information: MAKAIRA NIGRICANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
blue marlin; Makaira nigricans
Hypernyms ("Makaira nigricans" is a kind of...):
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)
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