PORBEAGLE

porbeagle, Lamna nasus

(noun) voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

porbeagle (plural porbeagles)

A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.

Anagrams

• barge pole, bargepole, gropeable

Source: Wiktionary


Por"bea`gle, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark. [Written also probeagle.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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