mako shark
Meaning
Either of two powerful mackerel sharks of the genus Isurus, having a large heavy body, a sharp nose and a nearly symmetrical tail, found in southern oceans.
Synonyms
shortfin mako shark
Atlantic mako
dog shark
shortfin mako
bonito shark
blue pointer
mackerel porbeagle
pointed nose shark
Translations
Isurus oxyrinchus
makoEtymology
Borrowed from Maori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).
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