mako

American  

[mey-koh, mah-] / ˈmeɪ koʊ, ˈmɑ- /

noun

plural

makos

1. a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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mako ¹ British  

/ ˈmɑːkəʊ /

noun

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

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

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mako ² British  

/ ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ, ˈmɑːkəʊ /

noun

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

2. another name for bellbird

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Etymology

Origin of mako

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1720–30

Example Sentences

Another, filmed in Tunisia, shows heads and fins of what appears to be a short-finned mako shark, which is also a threatened and protected species, being prepared for sale.

From BBC

He had served on the delegation’s animals committee since 2000, guiding governmental actions to protect mako sharks, iguanas, and Mexican crocodiles.

From Science Magazine

“A few years ago there was a pesky mako shark that kept circling in on a few paddlers,” Gair recalled, “but it just lost interest eventually and turned away.”

From Los Angeles Times

The fins, bound for Asia, came from more than 10,000 blue sharks and shortfin makos.

From National Geographic

Brazil's environmental protection agency, Ibama, estimated that approximately 11,000 blue sharks and shortfin mako sharks were killed to make up a haul of that size.

From BBC