"Carcharodon megalodon" meaning in All languages combined

See Carcharodon megalodon on Wiktionary

Proper name [Translingual]

Forms: †Carcharodon megalodon [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Carcharodon + Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Carcharodon|genus}} Carcharodon, {{der|mul|grc|μεγάλος||great, large}} Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Carcharodon megalodon|nogendercat=1}} Carcharodon megalodon m
  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – a prehistoric shark, previously thought to be related to the great white shark, now reclassified as †Otodus megalodon. Tags: obsolete
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