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Mako

/ˈmeɪkoʊ/

Mako shark

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mako sharknounEither 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.

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mako sharknounEither 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.
sharknoun(ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
bluenounOf a blue hue.
sand sharknounA mackerel shark of the family Odontaspididae.
mackerel sharknounAny shark of the family Lamnidae.
megamouthnounThe megamouth shark.
megasharknounA very large shark.
megatooth sharknounAny extinct shark in the family †Otodontidae, especially megalodon.
devilfishnounThe octopus.
fox sharknounA thresher shark (Alopias spp.).
white sharknounThe great white shark
hammerfishnounThe hammerhead shark.
sandsharknounAlternative form of sand shark. [A mackerel shark of the family Odontaspididae.]
requiem sharknounAny member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae (order Carcharhiniformes).
bignosenoun(informal) Someone with a large nose
megamouth sharknounA rare species of deepwater shark, Megachasma pelagios, a filter-feeder, swimming with its large mouth wide open to capture plankton and jellyfish.
horse mackerelnounAny of several large fishes of many species:
hayenounA shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).
sharkernounA shark fisher
silvertipnounA grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).

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