marlin
noun
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
marlins
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pluralof marlin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As they examined the video footage they'd captured via drone, they noticed something unexpected: the stripes on individual marlins got obviously brighter as a fish moved in for an attack.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
Huge marlins were a bit disconcerting, Harrison admits, since the team had heard the fish had a proclivity for trying to poke holes in boats with their spearlike bills.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
The sailors have enjoyed seeing dolphins, turtles and marlins and, for three weeks, they did not see another boat.
From BBC ● May 1, 2021
Male marlins generally stop growing at 250-300lb, so sportfishing tournaments usually bring in large female fish.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2020
Fish gathered to look at us—a school of barracudas, some curious marlins.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
