porbeagle

American  

[pawr-bee-guhl] / ˈpɔrˌbi gəl /

noun

1. a shark of the genus Lamna, especially L. nasus, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans.

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porbeagle British  

/ ˈpɔːˌbiːɡəl /

noun

1. Also called: mackerel shark.  any of several voracious sharks of the genus Lamna, esp L. nasus, of northern seas: family Isuridae

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Etymology

Origin of porbeagle

First recorded in 1750–60; from Cornish porghbugel

Example Sentences

In 2011, they outfitted eight eels with trackers and released them into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but almost all were promptly eaten by porbeagle sharks.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2015

A porbeagle shark, moth-eaten and reduced to just skin, is hanging from the ceiling.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2013

All three hammerhead species, the porbeagle shark, the oceanic whitetip, and manta rays have joined the basking shark, whale shark, and great white shark on Appendix II, which requires permits to export these species.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2013

It also monitors other native shark species like tope, smooth hound, porbeagle and thresher.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2011

The Thresher, Thrasher or Fox Shark is a cousin of the porbeagle.

From Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield by Douglas, Alan