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mackerel shark

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noun
any of several fierce sharks of the family Lamidae, including the great white shark and the mako.
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Origin of mackerel shark

First recorded in 1810–20
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British Dictionary definitions for mackerel shark

mackerel shark

noun
another name for porbeagle
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