Synonyms for marlin
ˈmɑr lɪnmar·lin

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1. marlinnoun

   Synonyms:
   spearfish

2. marlinnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   spearfish

Princeton's WordNet

1. marlinnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "marlin":

   marlins, marilyn

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1. Jim Rizzuto:

   He has quite a bit of experience in big game fishing, but this was the first time that he has been the guy on the rod and reel for a blue marlin.

2. Chief Smith:

   As the events transpired, Marlin Mack engaged in a shootout with our officers and I believe it was the fourth shootout in the span of a couple of hours, in which Marlin Mack was then shot and killed.

3. Robert Field:

   Marlin are notorious for fighting so hard and for so long that they die of exhaustion. It’s quite common, even when the angler intends to release the fish unharmed.

4. Andrew Stanton:

   She was apologizing still for her shortcoming that she thought she had for her short-term memory loss and she could easily forget Marlin and Nemo and not find them again. I felt that she was completely unresolved, finding Nemo.