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Definition of porbeagle in English: porbeaglenoun ˈpɔːbiːɡ(ə)lˈpɔrˌbiɡəl A large, active shark which is found chiefly in the open seas of the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. 鼠鲨。亦作MACKEREL SHARK Lamna nasus, family Lamnidae Also called mackerel shark Example sentencesExamples - The teeth of the mako have only a single point, whereas the porbeagle's teeth have three points.
- One remarkable report involves a group of porbeagles chasing another trailing a streamer of kelp from between its teeth; when ownership of the kelp strand was usurped, the other porbeagles chased the new owner.
- On that hot day, a porbeagle shark was caught off Tynemouth, while in London, Selfridges sold twice as much ice cream as on a normal October day.
- He says even anglers who fish specifically for sharks often confuse porbeagles with mako sharks and other species.
- This area has the type of rough ground that the porbeagle likes to frequent, with copious quantities of mackerel and pollack, to feed upon.
- Whereas special techniques are needed for catching large sharks such as the porbeagle, dogfish come up frequently in trawls along with other fish.
- For instance, European overfishing of porbeagles in the northwest Atlantic during the 1960s caused that population to collapse.
- My father caught a porbeagle shark of 150 lb.
- Your chances of success are high, and that gives you the chance to enjoy fully what you're doing and get some experience before moving on to the bigger, more feisty porbeagles.
- Our quest for porbeagle sharks off the coast of Padstow was disappointing.
- It's very rare to catch a porbeagle of this size so close to the shore.
- What about the spring pollack of my south western reefs or the magnificent porbeagle shark fishing of North Cornwall?
- Meanwhile, the porbeagle shark grows up to 12 ft and is considered potentially dangerous.
- As we hove to, our minds raced through the possibilities: killer whale, porbeagle shark, sunfish…?
- Dave Wilkins saw what he believed to be a porbeagle shark on the wreck and, reasoning that no diver had ever been attacked by a shark in U.K. waters, he decided to stay down there.
- Those killer whales and porbeagle sharks are likely to remain forever out of your range of sight! They are toothy but hardly intimidating
- For the adventurous - blue, porbeagle, mako and thresher sharks occur in the waters around Gibraltar, also the tope.
OriginMid 18th century: perhaps from Cornish porth 'harbour, cove' + bugel 'shepherd'. Definition of porbeagle in US English: porbeaglenounˈpôrˌbēɡəlˈpɔrˌbiɡəl A large, active shark which is found chiefly in the open seas of the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. 鼠鲨。亦作MACKEREL SHARK Lamna nasus, family Lamnidae Example sentencesExamples - Meanwhile, the porbeagle shark grows up to 12 ft and is considered potentially dangerous.
- The teeth of the mako have only a single point, whereas the porbeagle's teeth have three points.
- This area has the type of rough ground that the porbeagle likes to frequent, with copious quantities of mackerel and pollack, to feed upon.
- For instance, European overfishing of porbeagles in the northwest Atlantic during the 1960s caused that population to collapse.
- One remarkable report involves a group of porbeagles chasing another trailing a streamer of kelp from between its teeth; when ownership of the kelp strand was usurped, the other porbeagles chased the new owner.
- Our quest for porbeagle sharks off the coast of Padstow was disappointing.
- Whereas special techniques are needed for catching large sharks such as the porbeagle, dogfish come up frequently in trawls along with other fish.
- Dave Wilkins saw what he believed to be a porbeagle shark on the wreck and, reasoning that no diver had ever been attacked by a shark in U.K. waters, he decided to stay down there.
- He says even anglers who fish specifically for sharks often confuse porbeagles with mako sharks and other species.
- What about the spring pollack of my south western reefs or the magnificent porbeagle shark fishing of North Cornwall?
- Your chances of success are high, and that gives you the chance to enjoy fully what you're doing and get some experience before moving on to the bigger, more feisty porbeagles.
- For the adventurous - blue, porbeagle, mako and thresher sharks occur in the waters around Gibraltar, also the tope.
- As we hove to, our minds raced through the possibilities: killer whale, porbeagle shark, sunfish…?
- On that hot day, a porbeagle shark was caught off Tynemouth, while in London, Selfridges sold twice as much ice cream as on a normal October day.
- Those killer whales and porbeagle sharks are likely to remain forever out of your range of sight! They are toothy but hardly intimidating
- My father caught a porbeagle shark of 150 lb.
- It's very rare to catch a porbeagle of this size so close to the shore.
OriginMid 18th century: perhaps from Cornish porth ‘harbor, cove’ + bugel ‘shepherd’. |