porbeagle
[ pawr-bee-guh l ]
/ ˈpɔrˌbi gəl /
noun
a shark of the genus Lamna, especially L. nasus, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
Origin of porbeagle
First recorded in 1750–60,
porbeagle is from the Cornish word
porghbugel
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Example sentences from the Web for porbeagle
Porbeagle is also known as 'Canis carcharius alius' or 'canis charcharius alius Jonst.'
Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk |Thomas Browne
British Dictionary definitions for porbeagle
porbeagle
/ (ˈpɔːˌbiːɡəl) /
noun
any of several voracious sharks of the genus Lamna, esp L. nasus, of northern seas: family Isuridae
Also called: mackerel shark
Word Origin for porbeagle
C18: from Cornish
porgh-bugel, of obscure origin