mako shark

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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.’

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