[しろかじき;シロカジキ, shirokajiki ; shirokajiki] (n) (uk) black marlin (Makaira indica) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zool.)
The American great marbled godwit ({Limosa fedoa}). Applied
also to the red-breasted godwit ({Limosa haematica}).
[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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marlin
n 1: 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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