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por·bea·gle
(pôr′bē′gəl)n.
A heavy-bodied mackerel shark (Lamna nasus) chiefly of temperate waters.
[Cornish porbugel.]
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porbeagle
(ˈpɔːˌbiːɡəl)n
(Animals) any of several voracious sharks of the genus Lamna, esp L. nasus, of northern seas: family Isuridae. Also called: mackerel shark
[C18: from Cornish porgh-bugel, of obscure origin]
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por•bea•gle
(ˈpɔrˌbi gəl)n.
a large, voracious mackerel shark, Lamna nasus, of northern seas, having a crescent-shaped tail.
[1750–60; < Cornish porghbugel]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() mackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks genus Lamna, Lamna - a genus of Lamnidae |
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