mako shark
noun
ma·ko shark
ˈmā-(ˌ)kō- 
ˈmä-
ˈmä-
: either of two relatively slender mackerel sharks (Isurus paucus and I. oxyrinchus) that are dark blue above and white below with long pointed snouts and that are notable sport fish
called also mako
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The mako shark, the fastest shark in the ocean, can reach speeds up to 45 mph, according to a Sept. 22 Instagram post by Dana Wharf Whale Watching.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Of the samples their team collected, nearly one-third were shown to contain endangered or critically endangered species like the great hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, tope and shortfin mako sharks.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
What shark species are best at gathering data? Because of their movement and diving capabilities, blue and mako sharks are among the species most suitable to carry the sensor tags.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
But just like mako sharks, such teams of Black swimmers are rare.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Of the samples their team collected, nearly one-third were shown to contain endangered or critically endangered species like the great hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, tope and shortfin mako sharks.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
What shark species are best at gathering data? Because of their movement and diving capabilities, blue and mako sharks are among the species most suitable to carry the sensor tags.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
But just like mako sharks, such teams of Black swimmers are rare.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“Mako shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mako%20shark. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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