First Known Use: 1926
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mako shark
noun ma·ko shark \ˈmā-(ˌ)kō-, ˈmä-\
Definition of MAKO SHARK
: 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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Origin of MAKO SHARK
Maori mako mako shark
Rhymes with MAKO SHARK
accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, disembark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, meadowlark, metalmark, minipark, oligarch, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, watermark, water park
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