mako

[ mey-koh, mah- ]

noun,plural ma·kos.
  1. a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Origin of mako

1
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1720–30
  • Also called mako shark .

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British Dictionary definitions for mako (1 of 2)

mako1

/ (ˈmɑːkəʊ) /


nounplural -kos
  1. any shark of the genus Isurus, esp I. glaucus of Indo-Pacific and Australian seas: family Isuridae

  2. NZ the teeth of the mako worn as a decoration by early Māoris

Origin of mako

1
from Māori

British Dictionary definitions for mako (2 of 2)

mako2

mako-mako (ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ)

/ (ˈmɑːkəʊ) /


nounplural -kos
  1. Also called: wineberry a small evergreen New Zealand tree, Aristotelia serrata: family Elaeocarpaceae

  2. NZ another name for bellbird (def. 2)

Origin of mako

2
from Māori

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