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n. Any of several large game fishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having an elongated, spearlike upper jaw.

n. Variant of marline.

n. A game fish having a pointed spearlike upper jaw belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira.

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

n. Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing.

n. A godwit or a curlew.

n. The great marbled god wit, Limosa fedoa: more fully called horsefoot, common, brawn, and red marlin. See cut under godwit.

n. The Hudsonian godwit, Limosa hœmastica, distinguished in some localities as the ring-tailed, white-tailed, or field marlin.

n. The Hudsonian curlew, Numenius hudsonieus: more fully called crooked-billed, hook-billed, and horsefoot marlin.

n. large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

"We saw several tropical birds, which the sailors call boatswains, in consequence of their having one long feather for a tail, which they term a marlin-spike — an iron instrument sharp at one end and knobbed at the other, used in splicing ropes, etc."

billfish   

white marlin    makaira marlina    blue marlin    makaira albida    striped marlin    makaira mazara    makaira nigricans    black marlin    makaira mitsukurii   

spearfish   

Arlen    Harlan    carlin   

tarpon    requiro    tunny    marline    swordfish    yellowtail    a-barrel    tuna    halibut    swivel-mounted