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marlin
CIDE DICTIONARY
marlin, n.
- The American great marbled godwit (
Limosa fedoa ). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa hæmatica ). [1913 Webster] - Any of several marine billfishes of the genera
Makaira andTetrapturus , popular as game in sport fishing. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
marlin, n. US any of various large long-nosed marine fish of the family Istophoridae, esp. the blue marlin Makaira nigricans.
Etymology
MARLINSPIKE, with ref. to its pointed snout
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