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mackerel shark

American  

noun

  1. any of several fierce sharks of the family Lamidae, including the great white shark and the mako.

mackerel shark British  

noun

  1. another name for porbeagle

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Etymology

Origin of mackerel shark

First recorded in 1810–20

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The sharks which frequent the coast of Norway, the catching of which forms a regular industry there, are what are termed the mackerel shark, because they feed mostly upon that fish.

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