Definition of Isurus glaucus

1. Noun. Common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish.

Exact synonyms: Blue Pointed, Bonito Shark
Generic synonyms: Mako, Mako Shark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isurus Glaucus

Isthmus of Kra
Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Suez
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Istiophoridae
Istiophorus
Istiophorus albicans
Istria
Istrian
Istriot
Istro-Romanian
Istro-Romanians
Isuprel
Isuridae
Isurus
Isurus glaucus (current term)
Isurus oxyrhincus
Isurus paucus
Iswa
Isy
Isère
It.
It girl
It girls
Itai-Itai disease
Itaipu Dam
Italia
Italian
Italian-Canadian

Literary usage of Isurus glaucus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1883)
"Instead of Isurus glaucus read : 35. I. dekayi (Gill) J. & G. Dark bluish-gray above, white below, the color abruptly changi the tail; upper fins dusky, ..."

2. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1883)
"O. littoralis (Mitch.) J. & G. The prior name americanus (Mitch.) was the result of an error of identification. Page 28. Instead of Isurus glaucus read: 35. ..."

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