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BLACK MARLIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black marlin mean?
• BLACK MARLIN (noun)
The noun BLACK MARLIN has 1 sense:
1. large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
Familiarity information: BLACK MARLIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black marlin; Makaira marlina; Makaira mazara
Hypernyms ("black marlin" 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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