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.

Translations

shark species

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

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