marlin

Speech parts

1. marlin - Noun

2. Marlin - Proper noun

Meaning

The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa haematica).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spearfish sailfish billfish barracuda gar dogfish cod fish bass carp char albacore gun catfish eel
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Hypernyms

animal billfish

Hyponyms

white marlin black marlin Makaira marlina Makaira mazara striped marlin blue marlin

Anagrams

milrna Nirmal

Examples

I had to work on a Marlin boat, like gutting fish, like as the bait boy. Mark Ruffalo

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues. Jim Fowler

As a kid, I always wanted to be lots of things. I was a Walter Mitty type. I wanted to be in the French Foreign Legion, a detective, a doctor, a test pilot with a scarf, a fisherman who hauled in a tremendous marlin after a 12-hour fight. Jonathan Winters

I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds. Merlin Olsen

After Marlin and his relatives received hate mail and death threats from angry fans, Waltrip and Earnhardt Jr. absolved him of any responsibility. Source: Internet

Charles H. Ballard's self-cocking tilting-block action was produced by the Marlin Firearms Company from 1875, and earned a superlative reputation among long-range "Creedmoor" target shooters. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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