marlin
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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 (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | billfish, |
| definition | : | giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | blue marlin, makaira nigricans, |
| definition | : | largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | black marlin, makaira marlina, makaira mazara, |
| definition | : | large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | makaira mitsukurii, striped marlin, |
| definition | : | Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | makaira albida, white marlin, |
| definition | : | small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus makaira, makaira, |
| definition | : | marlins (noun.animal) |
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