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white marlin

American  

noun

  1. a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.


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The US is limited to a total recreational catch of 250 combined blue marlin, white marlin and roundscale spearfish each year.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2020

"ApPaReNtLy this is for white marlin conservation but I'm having a hard time believing that's the only message these clothes are sending," the user wrote in a tweet.

From Fox News ● Jan. 16, 2020

The mid-Atlantic offshore canyons stretching from Cape May, New Jersey, to Norfolk, Virginia, can produce an incredible white marlin bite.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2015

The rule seemed to be: When in doubt, hold up your guitar like a prized white marlin.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2011

It's easy to know that white marlin, those denizens of the deep, don't eat rabbits.

From Time Magazine Archive

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