Limosa haematica

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zool.)
   The American great marbled godwit ({Limosa fedoa}). Applied
   also to the red-breasted godwit ({Limosa haematica}).
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   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.
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   {Hook-billed marlin}, a curlew.
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