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 researchers concluded that a white shark or shortfin mako shark must have munched on their pregnant porbeagle and ingested the tag temporarily.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
The research turned into a scientific murder mystery, and two likely suspects appeared in the waters where the porbeagle disappeared: great white and shortfin mako sharks.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
The research turned into a scientific murder mystery, and two likely suspects appeared in the waters where the porbeagle disappeared: great white and shortfin mako sharks.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Mako shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mako%20shark. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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