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# marlin

noun (a marlin, marlin or marlins)

«marlin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A large, fast ocean fish with a long pointed spear-like nose (a bill) and a tall fin on its back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and ocean lessons, marlin are among the fastest fish and hunt smaller fish with their bills. In stories, The Old Man and the Sea tells of a fisherman and a giant marlin. Phrases: blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin.

### Examples

- A marlin has a long spear-like nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x1)
- The blue marlin is one of the fastest fish in the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x2)
- The fisherman fought the marlin for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x3)
- Marlin leap high out of the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x4)
- Marlin swim in warm oceans around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x5)
- In the film, the clownfish dad is called Marlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/#x6)

### Note

Plural marlin or marlins. Not the same as a swordfish, though they look alike. Marlin (a name) is the dad clownfish in Finding Nemo.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «marlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marlin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marlin.html) on Mova free.