mako shark

ma·ko shark

noun \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

Origin of MAKO SHARK

Maori mako mako shark

First Known Use: 1926

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