Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mako shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: mako shark
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"He was a very big Mako shark built to swim as fast as the fastest fish in the sea and everything about him was beautiful except his jaws."
"‘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.’"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: makō

Inflected Forms

mako sharks (plural)

Synonyms

mako

Questions

What does mako shark mean?: 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.
Where does mako shark come from?: Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Māori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

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