What is "marlin"

Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American great marbled godwit ( Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit ( Limosa h[ae]matica).

2. [from marlin spike, the shape of its bill.] Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing.

Hook-billed marlin, a curlew.

large marine game-fish, 1917, shortening of marlinspike fish (1907), from marlinspike, name of a pointed iron tool used by sailors (see marlinspike). The fish was so called from the shape of its elongated upper jaw.

n. Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera (taxlink Tetrapturus genus noshow=1) or (taxlink Makaira genus noshow=1). Every such species has a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

n. large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes [syn: spearfish]

A marlin is a fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes about 10 species. It has an elongated body, a spear-like snout or bill, and a long, rigid dorsal fin which extends forward to form a crest. Its common name is thought to derive from its resemblance to a sailor's marlinspike. Even more so than their close relatives, the scombrids, marlins are fast swimmers, reaching speeds of about .

The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which can reach in length and in weight and the black marlin, Istiompax indica, which can reach in excess of in length and in weight. They are popular sporting fish in tropical areas.

The marlin is a large game fish sometimes also known as the spearfish. Marlin may also refer to:

• Marlin (name)
• Marlin (car), a British sports car maker
• Marlin (magazine), an American magazine devoted to big game fishing
• The Marlin (dinghy), a small 2-3 crew sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor
• The Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team
• Marlin Firearms, a manufacturer of rifles and shotguns
  • .444 Marlin
  • .450 Marlin
  • Marlin Model 336
• The P5M Marlin, a Cold War patrol bomber of the US Navy
• The Rambler Marlin, an American automobile of the 1960s
• Marlin, code name for Linspire Five-0, a Linux distribution
• Marlin Records, a record label
• Marlin, a clownfish character in Finding Nemo and its sequel, Finding Dory
• Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain
• Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States
• The Cincinnati Marlins, a swim team based in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Marlin (DRM), a Digital Rights Management technology
• MarLIN, Marine Life Information Network
• Marline, a tarred hemp twine for marine use, also known as 'marlin' and 'marling'

• , a Liberian steamship in service 1963-65

• , two ships of the United States Navy

Marlín is a village and municipality located in the province of Ávila, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. It has approximately 38 inhabitants.

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Marlin is a British sports car manufacturer founded in 1979 in Plymouth as Marlin Engineering and now located in Crediton, Devon England.

The company was founded by Paul Moorhouse, who, after building a series of one off cars for his own use decided to put one into production as a kit car. The first kits were sold in 1979.

The first product was the Roadster which remained in the line up until sold, along with the Berlinetta, to Yorkshire Kit Cars (YKC) in 1992 who kept them in production until the owner retired in 2006 and sold them on to Aquila Sports Cars Ltd.

In the mid 1990s the company was sold to Terry and Mark Matthews who introduced the Hunter model.

Marlin is a DRM platform, created by an open-standards community initiative called the Marlin Developer Community (MDC). The MDC develops the necessary technology, partners, and services for enabling the creation of interoperable digital content distribution services.

Marlin technology provides capabilities for consumers to manage the relationships among devices, network services, and digital content. With Marlin, service providers and device markers can create and support content services over open networks.

Marlin: The International Sportfishing Magazine, is a digital and print magazine that covers big game fishing around the world. Its headquarters are in Winter Park, Florida, and is published by the Bonnier Corporation.

John Brownlee is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Marlin contains updates on the world's hottest billfishing destinations, insider tips on live-baiting and trolling, glimpses of people influencing the sport and reviews on the latest equipment.

Marlin may refer to the following people

• Marlin Briscoe (born 1945), American professional football wide receiver
• Marlin Cannon (born 1970), American sprinter
• Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847–1913), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Marlin Eller, American programmer
• Marlin Fitzwater (born 1942), White House Press Secretary under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
• Marlin Hurt (1905–1946), American stage entertainer and radio actor
• Marlin Jackson (born 1983), American football defensive back
• Marlin K. Jensen (born 1942), American Mormon missionary
• Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), American zoologist and TV personality
• Marlin Piana (born 1982), Congolese footballer
• Marlin Schmidt (born 1978), Canadian politician
• Marlin Schneider (born 1942), Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Marlin Stuart (1918–1994), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Marlin Stutzman (born 1976), American politician

• Alice Tepper Marlin, President and CEO of Social Accountability International
• Bob Marlin (born 1959), American basketball coach
• Brigid Marlin (born 1936), American artist
• Calvin Marlin (born 1976), South African football player
• Coo Coo Marlin (1932–2005), American NASCAR driver; father of Sterling Marlin
• Davey Marlin-Jones (1932–2004), American stage director and television personality
• Franck Marlin (born 1964), member of the National Assembly of France
• Jean Marlin (1833–1872), a sergeant of the French 8th Battalion of infantry
• John Marlin (disambiguation), several people
• Lene Marlin (born 1980), Norwegian musician
• Mike Marlin (born 1961), British singer-songwriter
• Randal Marlin (born 1938), Canadian professor of philosophy
• Renee Marlin-Bennett (born 1959), American political scientist
• Steadman Marlin (born 1980), American NASCAR driver, son of Sterling
• Sterling Marlin (born 1957), American NASCAR driver
• William Marlin (born 1950), 3rd Prime Minister of Sint Maarten