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(mä'kō) 
n., pl., -kos.
Either of two mackerel sharks of the genus Isurus, characterized by a large heavy body and a nearly symmetrical tail.
n., pl., -kos.
Either of two mackerel sharks of the genus Isurus, characterized by a large heavy body and a nearly symmetrical tail.
[Maori.]
mako (mä'kō), heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the porbeagle. The mako is deep blue above and white below, with a conical head and sharply pointed snout. It may reach a length of 12 ft (3.7 m) and weigh 1,000 lb (450 kg). Extremely active, makos have been known to attack boats and are probably dangerous to swimmers, although they have no particular reputation as maneaters; they put up a ferocious fight when hooked, leaping out of the water. The mako feeds on large fishes, including swordfishes, and usually swallows its prey whole. There are two species, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic, and I. paucus, of the Pacific and Indian oceans. The porbeagles, or common mackerel sharks, genus Lamna, are similar to the makos, but smaller. One species, Lamna nasus, is found in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean; another, L. ditropus occurs along the eastern coast of the Pacific. They are regarded as pests by fishermen, because they tear fishnets to feed on the catch. Makos and other mackerel sharks are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Chondrichthyes, order Selachii, family Isuridae.
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Mako may refer to:
Biology
- Isurus, the mako shark genus, consisting of two living and several fossil species:
- Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, the more common mako
- Longfin mako shark, Isurus paucus, the rarer mako
Places
- Mako, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia
- Makó, a town in Hungary
- Makung City, a city on the main Pescadore Island in the Taiwan Strait ("Mako" is an alternate romanization)
People
- MAKO (b. 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco
- Princess Mako of Akishino (b. 1991), member of the Japanese imperial family
- Mako Iwamatsu (1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako
- Benjamin Mako Hill (b. 1980), a free/open source software developer and advocate
- Mako, chief of the Bedonkohe Apache and grandfather of Geronimo
Business
- Mako Elektrik
- mako, Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet
In fiction
- Mako, a substance on the fictional video game planet Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)
- Mako Ballistics, a fictional weapons manufacturer in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in Star Wars: Dark Empire
- Mako, a character from the manga/anime Initial D
- Mako, a villain from the Savage Dragon comic book
- Mako Hooker, the main character from Something's Down There by Mickey Spillane
- Captain Mako, a character in the City of Heroes franchise
- M35 Mako, an infantry fighting vehicle in the game Mass Effect
- Mako Island is a fictional island in H2O: Just Add Water
- Mako Tsunami, a duelist in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh
- Mako: The Jaws of Death, 1976 film
Other
- Mako cotton, Egyptian extra-long staple cotton, from the name of Mako-bey, in whose garden Jumel discovered a cultivar of this cotton
- Mako (people), an indigenous people of South America
- Mako, a type of cryogenic open-circuit scuba set
- Mako (dance), an action dance from Tonga
- MAKO, a rock group from Ireland that includes former Cyclefly member Declan O'Shea
- Mako (template engine), an Internet template engine for Python
- M.A.K.O. (Movement Against Kindred Offenders), an Australian website promoting public awareness of sex crimes
- Mako, boat brand of Tracker Marine Group
- Fighting Makos, 93d Fighter Squadron based at Homestead ARB
- EADS Mako/HEAT, a jet aircraft
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