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mangō

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

Kakū ana tana ngao i ngā kai papai a te Pākehā, engari ko tēhea atu hoki i te kānga kōpiro, i te toroī, i te kōura mara, i te kina i rāua ki te wai māori mō ngā rā e toru, i te kōuka, i te mangō me te kererū huahua, he mea kōtutu katoa i roto anō i ōna hinu (TTR 1998:206). / He enjoyed the finest of Pākehā foods but relished fermented corn, pickled pūhā and mussels, crayfish fermented in fresh water, sea-urchins steeped in fresh water for three days, inner baby fronds of the cabbage tree, shark, and wild pigeons preserved entirely in their own fat.

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See also mangō tuatini, mangō ururoa, mangō taniwha, mangō ripi, mangōpare

Synonyms: ururoa


2. (noun) spotted dogfish, rig, smooth-hound, Mustelus lenticulatus.

Synonyms: makō, pioke, pīokeoke


3. (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.

Synonyms: kapetā, tupere, tope

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