mako shark

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mako shark

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

noun mako sharks

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. He was a very big Mako shark built to swim as fast as the fastest fish in the sea and everything about him was beautiful except his jaws.

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noun shark species

한국어	청상아리 cheongsang'ari
Português	anequim, tubarão-anequim
Русский	аку́ла-ма́ко akúla-máko, ма́ко máko

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@misc{mako_shark_2026,
  title = {mako shark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mako%20shark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}