mako shark

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — ‘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.’

词形变化

mako sharks plural

词源

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