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Definition: Marlin |
MarlinNoun1. Large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Marlin" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a male". |
Date "marlin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1902. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MarLIN | English | Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
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It has an elongated body, up to 2.5 m long, a spearlike snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forwards to form a crest. Marlins are fast swimmers, occurring in all seas and hunting small fish.
The larger species include the blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which grows to 4.6 m (14.6 feet) long and around 450 kg (992 pounds). They are popular sporting fishes in certain tropical areas and are also commercially important as a food fish.
see also: Florida Marlins (baseball team)
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Marlin is a town located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 640.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Marlin is a city located in Falls County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,628. It is the county seat of Falls County6.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Marlin."
Synonym: MarlinSynonym: spearfish (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Marlin |
| English words defined with "marlin": black marlin, blue marlin ♦ Hook-billed marlin ♦ Makaira albida, Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara, Makaira nigricans ♦ striped marlin ♦ white marlin. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "marlin": ACL ♦ GEAR REPAIRER ♦ second rigger. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Marlin" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (Marlin). |
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Screenplays | Well, Marlin, we've just seen the male of the herd grunt his displeasure. (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Let's Go Marlin Fishing (1951) Marlin Bay (1992) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The excitement of a marlin breaking the water captured.Credit: Fisheries. |  | Charter vessel (CPFV) angler in fighting chair, hooked on a big marlin.Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Large blue marlin jumping as seen from charter vessel (CPFV).Credit: Fisheries. |  | Large blue marlin jumping as seen from charter vessel (CPFV).Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Blue marlin being brought to gaff as judges of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament look on.Credit: Fisheries. |  | Large marlin on swim step of charter vessel (CPFV).Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Large marlin being pulled through the stern gate.Credit: Fisheries. |  | Happy angler standing next to 629 and 1/2 pound marlin at Hawaiian Billfishing Tournament.Credit: Fisheries. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Marlin" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 77.65% of the time. "Marlin" is used about 85 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 77.65% | 66 | 41,290 |
| Noun (singular) | 22.35% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Total | 100.00% | 85 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "marlin" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Marlin | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,788 |
| Marlin | First name Male | 12,000 | 609 |
| Marlin | Last name | 2,000 | 5,577 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Marlin" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a male". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Marlin." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Marcus | Male | Ancient Roman | Mars |
| Mark | Male | Biblical | Marcus |
| Marcus | Male | English | Mars |
| Mark | Male | English | Marcus |
| Marlin | Male | English | Marlon |
| Marlon | Male | English | Marc |
| Marc | Male | French | Mark |
| Mars | Male | Roman Mythology | N/A |
| Mark | Male | Russian | Marcus |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| South Africa | Marlin Corp. Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Marlin, TX (city, FIPS 46740) 2. Marlin, WA |
Expressions using "marlin": black marlin ♦ blue marlin ♦ marlin spike ♦ striped marlin ♦ white marlin. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "marlin": marlin-spike. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
marlin | 856 | blue marlin clothing | 34 |
marlin firearm | 571 | marlin magazine | 33 |
sterling marlin | 357 | maritime marlin travel | 30 |
blue marlin | 279 | marlin leasing | 28 |
marlin rifle | 251 | marlin 22 rifle | 27 |
marlin fishing | 173 | fisher gary marlin | 27 |
left marlin | 144 | big marlin rock tournament | 26 |
marlin manson | 127 | big marlin rock | 25 |
marlin travel | 127 | marlin texas | 25 |
lene marlin | 126 | marlin recipe | 24 |
marlin gun | 119 | marlin tx | 24 |
big blue marlin rock | 82 | marlin 30 30 | 23 |
marlin arms | 77 | white marlin | 21 |
big blue marlin rock tournament | 69 | marlin model 60 | 18 |
450 marlin | 50 | sterlin marlin | 18 |
fish marlin | 50 | blue marlin picture | 18 |
444 marlin | 41 | co firearm marlin | 18 |
marlin boat | 40 | marlin perkins | 18 |
marlin picture | 40 | black marlin | 18 |
crawler marlin | 36 | ralph marlin | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "marlin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | 'ид "оляма Океанска иба. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stribet marlin (striped marlin), sort marlin (black marlin), blå marlin (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zwarte marlijn (black marlin), zwarte marlene (black marlin), gestreepte marlijn (striped marlin), blauwe marlijn (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin), blauwe marlene (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | mustamarliini (black marlin), purjemarliini (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin), juovamarliini (striped marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | makaire strié (striped marlin), makaire noir (black marlin), makaire bleu indo-pacifique (Indo-Pacific blue marlin), makaire bleu (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin), \MLS (striped marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Marlin, Fächerfisch (sailfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Είδοσ όεγάλου Ψαριού. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kormos nyársorrú hal (blue marlin), fekete nyársorrú hal (black marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | marlin striato (striped marlin), marlin nero (black marlin), marlin blu indo-pacifico (Indo-Pacific blue marlin), marlin azzurro (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin), pesce lancia striato (striped marlin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 梶木鮪 , 梶木 (swordfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かじきまぐろ, かじき (swordfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | marling. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arlinmay marlim negro (black marlin), espadim-azul-do-Indo-Pacífico (Indo-Pacific blue marlin), espadim raiado (striped marlin), espadim negro (black marlin), espadim azul do Atlântico (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin), agulhão preto (black marlin), agulhão branco (white marlin). (various references) марлин. (various references) Aguja (billfish, broach, cannula, garfish, garpike, greenbone, hand, hornpike, mackerel guide, needle, needlefish, pin, pin insulation, pipefish, pointer, points, sea gar, sea needle, seaneedle, shaft, spire, steeple, stylus, switch, tensor fasciae latae, turnout). (various references) svart marlin (black marlin), randig marlin (striped marlin), blå marlin (Atlantic blue marlin, blue marlin). (various references) Atlantik Kılıçbalığı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Middle Dutch | 1100-1500 | marlijn. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "marlin": marline, marlines, marlinespike, marlinespikes, marling, marlings, marlins, marlinspike, marlinspikes. (additional references) | |
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"Marlin" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amalrik, arlen, Arlino, garlin, Maglen, maglin, mahlim, Mahlon, Malfin, malina, Malini, Malyn, Maraldi, marfin, marila, marin, marind, marla, Marlan, marlar, Marleau, marlen, Marlex, marli, Marlia, marlina, marlo, Marlyn, Marmin, Marplan, marrin, marvic, Marylin, Maslen, Maylin, Memlinc, merlan, Merli, Merlina, Merlini, Merlino, Merlion, merlon, Mersin, Merwin, Mirkin, morellian, murlis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "marlin" (pronounced mÄ"rlun) |
| 3 | -l u n | adrenaline, Alan, Ballon, befallen, Billon, bouillon, Callan, Chamberlain, chaplain, colon, crestfallen, discipline, elan, fallen, felon, gallon, globulin, gremlin, insulin, javelin, kaolin, Kremlin, lanolin, Magdalen, masculine, melon, Mullen, muskmelon, muslin, pelon, penicillin, pentathlon, phenolphthalein, pollen, porcelain, solan, Solon, stolen, stollen, sullen, swollen, talon, Tolan, triathlon, vanillin, villain, watermelon, woolen, woollen, Zeppelin. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: inarm, liman. | |
-2 letters: airn, amin, amir, anil, aril, lain, lair, lari, liar, lima, limn, lira, mail, main, mair, marl, mina, nail, rail, rain, rami, rani, rial. | |
-3 letters: ail, aim, ain, air, ami, ani, arm, lam, lar, lin, man, mar, mil, mir, nam, nil, nim, ram, ran, ria, rim, rin. | |
-4 letters: ai, al, am, an. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: laminar, mandril, manlier, marline, marling, marlins, mineral, rimland, ruminal. | |
+2 letters: alarming, criminal, formalin, germinal, inflamer, informal, laminary, luminary, malarian, maligner, malinger, mandrill, mandrils, manorial, manurial, marbling, marginal, marlines, marlings, minerals, mislearn, monorail, morainal, prolamin, rambling, rifleman, rimlands, terminal, tramline. | |
+3 letters: alaruming, almonries, animalier, brambling, bromelain, clamoring, criminals, duralumin, foraminal, formalins, greenmail, grimalkin, implanter, inflamers, intermale, lamebrain, laminaria, laminarin, laminator, liveryman, luminaire, luminaria, madrilene, maligners, malingers, mandrills, manipular, marblings, marveling, millenary, minelayer, mislearns, mislearnt, monorails, normalise, normality, normalize, numerical, prolamine, prolamins, ramblings, reimplant, remailing, semilunar, terminals, tillerman, trameling, tramlines, trampling, trinomial, unmanlier, womanlier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 72 6C 69 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- .-. .-.. .. -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01110010 01101100 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a r l i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0072 006C 0069 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)476784787580 |
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