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Definition of marlin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marlin

noun
 
/ˈmɑːlɪn/
 
/ˈmɑːrlɪn/
(plural marlin)
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  1. a large sea fish with a long, sharp nose, that people catch for sportTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from marlinspike (with reference to its pointed snout).
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