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单词 mackerel shark
释义

mackerel shark

noun

: any of a family (Lamnidae) of large sharks of tropical to cool temperate oceans that have a pointed snout and relatively few, large teeth and include the great white shark and mako sharks
especially : porbeagle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Megalodon was a colossal species of mackerel shark that stalked the oceans 3.6 to 23 million years ago. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022 Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon researchers produced a skillful ten-year cod forecast, ecologists found that the age of a lobster can be determined by its DNA, and paleontologists sought to determine why so few species of mackerel shark are alive today. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 Orange Beach, with the nickname Mako – a large mackerel shark – will start its varsity football existence in Class 2A, Region 1. al, 12 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

mackerel shark

noun

mack·​er·​el shark ˈmak-(ə-)rəl- How to pronounce mackerel shark (audio)
: any of a family (Lamnidae) of large aggressive pelagic sharks that include the great white shark
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