porbeagle

noun

por·​bea·​gle ˈpȯr-ˌbē-gəl How to pronounce porbeagle (audio)
: a viviparous mackerel shark (Lamna nasus) chiefly of the North Atlantic and southwestern Pacific oceans with a pointed snout and crescent-shaped tail

Examples of porbeagle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The research turned into a scientific murder mystery, and two likely suspects appeared in the waters where the porbeagle disappeared: great white and shortfin mako sharks. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 Scientists had never previously recorded a porbeagle shark getting eaten by another animal. Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024 Anderson and her colleagues came to a harrowing conclusion: the porbeagle had been hunted and eaten by another behemoth of the sea. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024 The porbeagle, a large and graceful warm-blooded shark, has been observed playfully chasing peers, rolling in the water, and nudging kelp. Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 The large predator is a porbeagle shark, and an inspection revealed no signs of trauma: No bites, no cuts, no hints of a boat strike. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 The Atlantic Shark Institute monitors great white, mako, thresher, porbeagle, blue, spinner, and blacktip. Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023 The shark is believed to be a male porbeagle, according to a Twitter post by marine biologist John Chisholm from the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life. Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023 Another common offshore species is the porbeagle shark. Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

Cornish porgh-bugel

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of porbeagle was in 1758

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“Porbeagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porbeagle. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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