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Meanings of mako shark in English

Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.

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Examples for "mako"
Examples for "mako"
1
The shark is believed to be a mako shark, the fastest species of shark.
The South African
2
Sliding along beside me was a five-foot-long mako shark.
The Lightning Thief
3
The sea horse and the mako shark whisked off and started playing something that looked like tag.
The Lightning Thief
4
The species appears to be an intermediate form between today's great white sharks and their broad-tooth mako ancestors.
Wired
5
Kevin Lloyd was spearfishing whenh he was attacked by a 2.1 metre mako shark.
Radio NZ
Usage of mako shark in English
1
The shark is believed to be a mako shark, the fastest species of shark.
The South African
2
Sliding along beside me was a five-foot-long mako shark.
The Lightning Thief
3
The sea horse and the mako shark whisked off and started playing something that looked like tag.
The Lightning Thief
4
Kevin Lloyd was spearfishing whenh he was attacked by a 2.1 metre mako shark.
Radio NZ
5
Kevin Lloyd was spearfishing when he was attacked by a 2.1 metre mako shark.
Radio NZ
6
The sailfish, the swordfish and the mako shark can all swim at a speed of over 50 miles per hour.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
7
Matt Waston and his team spent half an hour reeling in the fish, before a large mako shark tried to steal it from their line.
BBC
8
Mako sharks were the fastest-butpelagic, meaning they liked deep water.
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