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porbeagle|ˈpɔːˌbiːg(ə)l|
[Of uncertain origin: orig. Cornish dialect. (Has been conjectured to be f. F. porc swine or porpoise (= porcus piscis) + beagle, though no reason for such a name appears.)]
A shark of the genus Lamna, esp. L. cornubica, sometimes attaining the length of 10 feet, and having a pointed snout; a mackerel-shark.
1758Borlase Hist. Cornw. 265 We have also another shark, which we call the Porbeagle, of which I give an icon. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) II. ii. i. 269 The Dog Fish, the Tope, the Porbeagle. 1863C. A. Johns Home Walks 165 On two occasions I saw a shark lying on the beach. One was the species known as the Porbeagle, a malicious-looking monster about six feet long, with a mouth armed with three rows of very sharp triangular teeth. 1901Scotsman 19 Sept. 5/1 The Natural History Museum at South Kensington has..just received..a porbeagle shark, caught..off..Skye..7 feet long, and weighed 350 lb. |