marlin
Deep-sea trophy catch
A marlin is a large ocean fish with an elongated body and a spear-like snout, prized by sport fishermen for its size and fighting ability when hooked.
Marlins can weigh over a thousand pounds and are known for spectacular leaps when caught: He spent three hours landing the marlin.
Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" centers on an epic struggle with one. (Capitalized Marlin is a given name or surname.)
Primary color; also sad
Of the sea
- pelagicOf the open sea
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
Atlantic · Indian · Caribbean · offshore · deep-sea · currents
Award for winning
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- catch-and-releaseFishing without keeping
- charterFounding organizational document
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
Springing into air
- breachingBreaking through something
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- powerfulHaving great strength
- swiftMoving with speed
predator · hunter · strike · pursuit · migratory · fighting · thrashing
blue
Primary color; also sad
sailfish · spearfish · billfish · swordfish · wahoo · tuna · dorado
oceanic
Of the sea
- pelagicOf the open sea
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
Pacific · Atlantic · Indian · Caribbean · offshore · deep-sea · currents
trophy
Award for winning
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- catch-and-releaseFishing without keeping
- charterFounding organizational document
angling · reel · tackle · rod · line · hook · lure · skipper · record · weigh-in
leaping
Springing into air
- breachingBreaking through something
- acrobaticInvolving spectacular physical feats
- powerfulHaving great strength
swift · predator · hunter · strike · pursuit · migratory · fighting · thrashing
bill
Amount owed, written
sharp · spike · dorsal · fin · scales · gills · streamlined · cobalt · iridescent · stripe
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
ceviche · poke · gamey · firm · meaty · sustainable · mercury · overfishing
- Indian OceanArabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Andaman Sea
- Caribbean wildlifeshark, sharks, dolphin, whale, flamingo
- NZ seafoodsnapper, kina, crayfish, rock lobster, kingfish
- Pacific fishPacific salmon, chinook, coho, sockeye, pink salmon
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- blue marlinLarge Atlantic billfish
- Miami MarlinsFlorida baseball franchise
- marlin fishingAngling for large billfish
- black marlinLarge Indo-Pacific billfish