marlin

See also: Marlin

English

White Marlin leaping

Etymology

A contraction of marlinspike, named so because of its pointed snout.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)lɪn

Noun

marlin (plural marlin or marlins)

1. Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera or . Every such species has a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

Synonyms

• spearfish

Translations

game fish

• Dutch: zwaardvis (nl) m
• Finnish: marliini (fi)
• French: marlin (fr) m
• Indonesian: setuhuk
• Italian: marlin m
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• Japanese: 梶木 (カジキ, kajiki)
• Malay: marlin, ikan marlin
• Portuguese: marlim m
• Russian: марли́н (ru) m (marlín)
• Swedish: spjutfisk c
• Thai: กระโทง (grà-toong)

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