megalodon

See also: mégalodon and Megalodon

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, big) + ὀδών (odṓn, tooth).

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megalodon (plural megalodons)

  1. A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. The species' scientific name is Carcharocles megalodon, although a few scientists argue the genus Otodus is more accurate.
    A giant Megalodon tooth with great white shark teeth

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