英语词汇mako shark的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	mako shark
词源	mako shark. A New Zealand Indian fisherman named Mooris is said to have hunted this shark for its long center tooth, hunted it so well in his canoe that the shark was named for him. It may, however, be named for the Maori of New Zea- land, who also hunted it in canoes. The mako shark (Isurus ox- yrinchus), also called the mackerel shark, is found in both the Pacific and the Atlantic—not to mention seafood restaurants. See kiwi.
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