MAKO SHARK


Meaning of MAKO SHARK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmā-(ˌ)kō-, ˈmä- ]

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

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