makaira marlina

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   large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds

   Synonymsblack marlinMakaira mazara

   Broadermarlin

Questions about makaira marlina

What does makaira marlina mean?

makaira marlina means "large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds".

What is another word for makaira marlina?

Close synonyms include black marlin, Makaira mazara. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is makaira marlina a common word?

makaira marlina is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.