mackerel shark
noun
: any of a family (Lamnidae) of large sharks of tropical to cool temperate oceans that have a pointed snout and relatively few, large teeth and include the great white shark and mako sharks
especially
: porbeagle
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The existence of mackerel sharks with crushing teeth was unknown until now, Amadori said.
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
15 July 2024
Megalodon was a white or mackerel shark, related to today’s great white shark.
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Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
18 Aug. 2023
The temperature of mackerel sharks also tends to vary across different body parts.
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John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
26 June 2023
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon researchers produced a skillful ten-year cod forecast, ecologists found that the age of a lobster can be determined by its DNA, and paleontologists sought to determine why so few species of mackerel shark are alive today.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
15 July 2024
Megalodon was a white or mackerel shark, related to today’s great white shark.
—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
18 Aug. 2023
The temperature of mackerel sharks also tends to vary across different body parts.
—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
26 June 2023
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon researchers produced a skillful ten-year cod forecast, ecologists found that the age of a lobster can be determined by its DNA, and paleontologists sought to determine why so few species of mackerel shark are alive today.
—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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mackerel shark
noun
mack·er·el shark
ˈmak-(ə-)rəl- 
: any of an order (Lamniformes and especially family Lamnidae) of large aggressive pelagic sharks that include the great white shark
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