mako shark
noun
ma·ko shark
ˈmā-(ˌ)kō- 
ˈmä-
ˈmä-
: 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
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The denticles of the mako shark can flex at angles more than 40 degrees from its body—but only in the direction of reversing flow (i.e., from tail to nose).
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
National Geographic/Nathalie Miles Edgley tries to match the speed of a mako shark in the waters of the Menai Strait in Wales.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
In southwestern Australia, an unknown predator with a taste for great white and mako sharks ignites fears of sea monsters in the abyss.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Lemon sharks, bull sharks, mako sharks and blue sharks are among those that give birth to live young.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
National Geographic/Nathalie Miles Edgley tries to match the speed of a mako shark in the waters of the Menai Strait in Wales.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 June 2024
In southwestern Australia, an unknown predator with a taste for great white and mako sharks ignites fears of sea monsters in the abyss.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Lemon sharks, bull sharks, mako sharks and blue sharks are among those that give birth to live young.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Mako shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mako%20shark. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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