1. (noun) wetland, swampland, marshland, swampy land.

1. (noun) a species of shark.

1. (noun) white shark, white pointer shark, great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias - the largest of man-eating sharks, with the largest individuals known to reach 6 metres in length and 2,268 kilograms in weight. Large spindle-shaped body with pointed snout. Near-symetrical tail, large first dorsal and very small second dorsal fin. Grey above and white below with a sharp demarcation between the two colours.

1. a species of shark.

1. (noun) shark, dogfish, gummy shark - a general name for sharks. Word following mangō identifies the species (e.g. mangō-ururoa, white pointer shark).

1. (noun) white shark, white pointer shark, Carcharodon carcharias - a large heavy-bodied shark found in temperate and tropical waters. Eats a wide variety of fish and birds and attacks humans. Noted for its broadly triangular teeth with serrated edges. The largest of man-eating sharks, with the largest individuals known to reach 6 metres in length and 2,268 kilograms in weight. Large spindle-shaped body with pointed snout. Near-symetrical tail, large first dorsal and very small second dorsal fin. Grey above and white below with a sharp demarcation between the two colours.

1. (noun) white shark, white pointer, Carcharodon carcharias - a large, heavy-bodied shark found in temperate and tropical waters. Eats a wide variety of fish and birds and attacks humans. Noted for its broadly triangular teeth with serrated edges. The largest of man-eating sharks, with the largest individuals known to reach 6 metres in length and 2,268 kilograms in weight. Large spindle-shaped body with pointed snout. Near-symetrical tail, large first dorsal and very small second dorsal fin. Grey above and white below with a sharp demarcation between the two colours.

1. (stative) be spiky (like shark's teeth).

1. (noun) shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus - a large, fast-moving oceanic shark with deep blue back and white underparts. Front dorsal fin large. Up to 5.85 m long. Found throughout the world in temporate and tropical seas and to 49 degrees south in Aotearoa/New Zealand waters from surface to over 550 m depth.

1. (noun) white shark, white pointer, Carcharodon carcharias - a large heavy-bodied shark found in temperate and tropical waters. Eats a wide variety of fish and birds and attacks humans. Noted for its broadly triangular teeth with serrated edges. The largest of man-eating sharks, with the largest individuals known to reach 6 metres in length and 2,268 kilograms in weight. Large spindle-shaped body with pointed snout. Near-symetrical tail, large first dorsal and very small second dorsal fin. Grey above and white below with a sharp demarcation between the two colours.

1. (noun) blue shark, Prionace glauca -  sometimes as taha-pounamu or tahapounamu. Light-bodied with long pectoral fins. Body slender, tapering from the snout. The top of the body is deep blue, lighter on the sides, and the underside is white. The male blue shark commonly grows to 1.82 to 2.82 m at maturity, whereas the larger females commonly grow to 2.2 to 3.3 m. They feed primarily on small fish and squid, although they can take larger prey. Common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

1. (noun) rig, spotted dogfish, gummy shark, smooth-hound, Mustelus lenticulatus - a shark, pale golden brown to grey above with numerous small blue-and-white spots, white below.

1. (noun) hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena - an ashy-grey coloured shark with lateral extensions of the skull shaped like a double-headed hammer. The eyes are at the extremities of the hammerhead.

1. (noun) thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus - a widespread warm-water shark recogniseable by the extremely large upper fluke of the tail. Dark bluish grey above and white below.

1. (noun) school shark, Galeorhinus galeus - a pale brownish-grey shark similar to a bigger version of a dogfish, having a double tail and pointed nose. Teeth small, pointed and sharp. Found in coastal and ocean waters from shallow depths to 1100 m.

1. (noun) bow point of a war canoe.

1. (noun) hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena - an ashy-grey coloured shark with lateral extensions of the skull shaped like a double-headed hammer. The eyes are at the extremities of the hammerhead.

1. (noun) bronze whaler, Carcharhinus brachyurus - a heavy-bodied shark up to 3 m long with a broadly rounded snout. Bronze above, sometimes olive-green. Common around upper North Island but occurs south to Cook Strait and Tasman Bay in summer.

1. (noun) blue shark, Prionace glauca -  light-bodied with long pectoral fins. Body slender, tapering from the snout. The top of the body is deep blue, lighter on the sides, and the underside is white. The male blue shark commonly grows to 1.82 to 2.82 m at maturity, whereas the larger females commonly grow to 2.2 to 3.3 m. They feed primarily on small fish and squid, although they can take larger prey. Common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

1. (noun) blue shark, Prionace glauca -  light-bodied with long pectoral fins. Body slender, tapering from the snout. The top of the body is deep blue, lighter on the sides, and the underside is white. The male blue shark commonly grows to 1.82 to 2.82 m at maturity, whereas the larger females commonly grow to 2.2 to 3.3 m. They feed primarily on small fish and squid, although they can take larger prey. Common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.