marlin
/ˈmɑːlɪn/noun
1- a large edible billfish of warm seas, which is a highly prized game fish and typically reaches a great weight枪鱼。
1.1
- Genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, family Istiophoridae: several species.枪鱼属和四鳍旗鱼属, 旗鱼科:数种。
词源
early 20th cent.: from MARLINSPIKE (with reference to its pointed snout).