mako shark

mako shark
noun Etymology: Maori mako mako shark Date: 1926 either of two relatively slender mackerel sharks (Isurus paucus and I. oxyrinchus) that are dark blue above and white below with long pointed snouts and that are notable sport fish — called also mako — see shark illustration

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