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单词 marlin
释义

marlin

/ˈmɑːlɪn /
noun
A large edible billfish of warm seas, which is a highly prized game fish.
  • Genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, family Istiophoridae: several species.
The blue marlin and its cousins, the white marlin, swordfish and sailfish, bring up the rear....
  • Although the crew reckoned it was a poor day, we still caught two good sailfish, a white marlin and a barracuda.
  • Billfish fall into four groups, treated under marlin, sailfish, spearfish, and swordfish.

Origin

Early 20th century: from marlinspike (with reference to its pointed snout).

Rhymes

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