porbeagle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Unclear, but likely from Cornish porth (“harbor”) + bugel (“shepherd”), with the latter element either influenced by English beagle or in fact formed from it, with only the first element truly being from Cornish.
Meanings
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A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.
In English waters, the porbeagle is considered the premier shark to catch, but in other parts of the world it is considered a nuisance, or at best a poor substitute for its more glamorous relative, the mako.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| porbeagles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (43)
fr veau de mer (a pelagic shark) · pt tubarão-golfinho (a pelagic shark) · fo hábrandur (a pelagic shark) · ru се́льдевая аку́ла (a pelagic shark) · ca marraix (a pelagic shark) · de Heringshai (a pelagic shark) · pt marraxo (a pelagic shark) · nb håbrann (a pelagic shark) · nl haringhaai (a pelagic shark) · fo hemar (a pelagic shark) · pt anequim (a pelagic shark) · fo hemari (a pelagic shark) · pl lamna (a pelagic shark) · ast marraxu (a pelagic shark) · fi sillihai (a pelagic shark) · ja ニシネズミザメ (a pelagic shark) · it smeriglio (a pelagic shark) · ar لِيَّاءٌ (a pelagic shark) · es cailón (a pelagic shark) · fr marraîche (a pelagic shark) · ast marraxu buxu (a pelagic shark) · nn håbrann (a pelagic shark) · da sildehaj (a pelagic shark) · is hamar (a pelagic shark) · fr requin-taupe (a pelagic shark) · kl eqalussuaq qaamasoq (a pelagic shark) · pl rekin śledziowy (a pelagic shark) · es tiburón cailón (a pelagic shark) · cmn 鼠鯊 /鼠鲨 (a pelagic shark) · cy corgi môr (a pelagic shark) · is hámeri (a pelagic shark) · fr marraiche (a pelagic shark) · pt sardo (a pelagic shark) · cy morgi trwynog (a pelagic shark) · sv håbrand (a pelagic shark) · it vitello di mare (a pelagic shark) · nrf rétchîn (a pelagic shark) · fo hamari (a pelagic shark) · ga craosaire (a pelagic shark) · pl lamna śledziowa (a pelagic shark) · sv sillhaj (a pelagic shark) · pl żarłacz śledziowy (a pelagic shark) · no håbrann (a pelagic shark)