Definition of Shortfin mako

1. Noun. Very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish.

Exact synonyms: Isurus Oxyrhincus
Generic synonyms: Mako, Mako Shark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shortfin Mako

shortening
shortening reaction
shortenings
shortens
shorter
shorter-lived
shorter-term
shortest
shortest-lived
shortest-term
shortfall
shortfalling
shortfallings
shortfalls
shortfin
shortfin mako (current term)
shortfins
shortgown
shortgowns
shorthair
shorthaired
shorthairs
shorthand
shorthand typist
shorthanded
shorthandedly
shorthands
shorthead
shortheads

Literary usage of Shortfin mako

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"The shortfin mako occurs worldwide in temperate and tropical waters and, at least in the ... Hence the shortfin mako is rarely seen by divers in our region. ..."

2. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"... is the most common developmental mechanism in sharks and the shortfin mako - a large, swift, offshore shark that occurs in the Red Sea but is rarely ..."

3. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"... common developmental mechanism in sharks and the shortfin mako - a large, swift, offshore shark that occurs in the Red Sea but is rarely if ever spotted ..."

4. Cancun by Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (2004)
"Noteworthy species found in the Cozumel region include the wahoo, the blue shark or shortfin mako, the mahi-mahi, the tuna, the sailfish and swordfish, ..."

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