mako shark

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Noun

mako shark (plural mako sharks)

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.
   • 2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 101:

     ‘Aguedo fell through the floor into what we call the shark pool. We call it that because it is a pool filled with sharks. Mako sharks, to be precise.’

Translations

shark species

• Asturian: marraxu (ast), marraxu azul (ast)
• Korean: 청상아리 (cheongsang'ari)
• Maori: mako, ngutukao (shortfin (Isurus oxyrinchus))
• Polish: ostronos m

Anagrams

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