porbeagle

A porbeagle.

Meaning

Noun

A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.

Origin

Unclear, but likely from Cornish porth ("harbor") + bugel, with the latter element either influenced by English beagle or in fact formed from it, with only the first element truly being from Cornish.

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