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PORBEAGLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does porbeagle mean?
• PORBEAGLE (noun)
The noun PORBEAGLE has 1 sense:
1. voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
Familiarity information: PORBEAGLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Lamna nasus; porbeagle
Hypernyms ("porbeagle" is a kind of...):
mackerel shark (fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks)
Holonyms ("porbeagle" is a member of...):
genus Lamna; Lamna (a genus of Lamnidae)
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