MARLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marlin mean? 

• MARLIN (noun)
  The noun MARLIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MARLIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("marlin" is a kind of...):

billfish (giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marlin"):

blue marlin; Makaira nigricans (largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas)

black marlin; Makaira marlina; Makaira mazara (large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds)

Makaira mitsukurii; striped marlin (Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes)

Makaira albida; white marlin (small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic)

Holonyms ("marlin" is a member of...):

genus Makaira; Makaira (marlins)

 Context examples 

Sharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish species were at particular risk, scientists said, with many vital ecosystems in danger of collapse.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)