Found 2 items, similar to marlin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: marlin 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 [syn: spearfish]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Marlin Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa h[ae]matica). [1913 Webster] 2. [from marlin spike, the shape of its bill.] Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing. [PJC] Hook-billed marlin, a curlew. [1913 Webster]