mako
noun (a mako, makos; mako shark)
Everyday
A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas. tree →
In the lessons
Met in science about ocean animals and fastest swimmers; makos can leap out of the water.
Examples
- The mako is the fastest shark in the sea. tree →
- A mako shark can jump high out of the water. tree →
- Makos have long, pointed teeth. tree →
- The mako is shiny dark blue on top. tree →
- Mako sharks are now endangered because of overfishing. tree →
- The mako swims across whole oceans. tree →
Note
Plural: makos. Say «MAY-ko» or «MAH-ko». The word comes from the Māori language of New Zealand.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «mako» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «mako» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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