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# mako

noun (a mako, makos; mako shark)

«mako» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x1)
- A mako shark can jump high out of the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x2)
- Makos have long, pointed teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x3)
- The mako is shiny dark blue on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x4)
- Mako sharks are now endangered because of overfishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x5)
- The mako swims across whole oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mako» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mako.html) on Mova free.