marlin

«marlin» in Mova's school dictionary: A large, fast ocean fish with a long pointed spear-like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a marlin, marlin or marlins)

meaning for a pupil

A large, fast ocean fish with a long pointed spear-like nose (a bill) and a tall fin on its back. tree →

sense 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 →
• The blue marlin is one of the fastest fish in the sea. tree →
• The fisherman fought the marlin for hours. tree →
• Marlin leap high out of the water. tree →
• Marlin swim in warm oceans around the world. tree →
• In the film, the clownfish dad is called Marlin. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «marlin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.