English dictionary · noun

megalodon

A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Otodus megalodon).

Meaning and definitions

1. A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Otodus megalodon).

Connected roots

• mega-

  great, large

• odont-

  tooth

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