MAKAIRA NIGRICANS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas

Synonyms:

blue marlin; Makaira nigricans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Makaira nigricans" is a kind of...):

marlin (large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes)

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