English Explanatory Dictionary

mako shark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

mako shark mako sharks

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Māori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

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