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marlin

/ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/

marlin noun: any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

marlin: any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested...
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Noun

marlin (plural marlin or marlins)

  1. Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.
    Synonyms:
    spearfish

Proper noun capitalized: Marlin

Marlin (countable and uncountable, plural Marlins)

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name, variant of Merlin.
  3. A city in Falls County, Texas, United States. Named after John Marlin.

marlin meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

marlin in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

marlin in Tagalog

game fish with a pointed upper jaw
malasugi, marlin

marlin in Malay

game fish with a pointed upper jaw
marlin, ikan marlin

marlin in Indonesian

game fish with a pointed upper jaw
setuhuk, ikan layaran
More languagesFewer languages
marlin in Thai
กระโทง grà-toong
marlin in Vietnamese
cá buồm

Synonyms of marlin

Forms of marlin

Noun
pluralmarlin
pluralmarlins
Proper noun
pluralMarlins

Plural of marlin: marlin or marlins

Origin of marlin

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

Words formed from marlin

Phrases with marlin

Words that rhyme with marlin

Questions about marlin

What does marlin mean?
Marlin means any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.
What is marlin in Tamil?
Marlin in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Marlin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marlin?
Marlin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce marlin?
Marlin is pronounced /ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/.
What is the plural of marlin?
The plural of marlin is marlin.

Words near marlin in the dictionary

  1. Marley floor
  2. Marley floors
  3. Marley Hill
  4. marlier
  5. marliest
  6. marlin
  7. marlin spike
  8. marlin spikes
  9. marlin-spike
  10. marlin-spikes
  11. marline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marlin (page history and authors); Marlin (page history and authors); marlin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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