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ISURUS OXYRHINCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Isurus oxyrhincus mean? 

ISURUS OXYRHINCUS (noun)
  The noun ISURUS OXYRHINCUS has 1 sense:

1. very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fishplay

  Familiarity information: ISURUS OXYRHINCUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ISURUS OXYRHINCUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Isurus oxyrhincus; shortfin mako

Hypernyms ("Isurus oxyrhincus" is a kind of...):

mako; mako shark (powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific)


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