Pronunciation: ' m ā -( ˌ )k ō -, ' mä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Maori mako mako shark
Date: 1926
: either of two relatively slender mackerel sharks ( Isurus paucus and I. oxyrinchus ) that are dark blue above and white below with long pointed snouts and that are notable sport fish ― called also mako ― see SHARK illustration