"megalodon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megalodons [plural]
Etymology: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek as if formed from a compound of μεγάλος (megálos, “big”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”); coined by Swiss-born American scientist Louis Agassiz in 1843 as a specific epithet. By surface analysis, megalo- + -odon. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|en|grc}} Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, {{glossary|compound}} compound, {{com+|grc|μεγάλος|ὀδών|nocap=1|nocat=1|t1=big|t2=tooth}} compound of μεγάλος (megálos, “big”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), {{coinage|en|Louis Agassiz|in=1843|nat=Swiss-born American|nocap=1|occ=scientist}} coined by Swiss-born American scientist Louis Agassiz in 1843, {{surf|en|megalo-|-odon}} By surface analysis, megalo- + -odon Head templates: {{en-noun}} megalodon (plural megalodons)
  1. A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Otodus megalodon). Categories (lifeform): Lamniform sharks Synonyms: megatooth Translations (extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon): mégalodon [masculine] (French), Megalodon [masculine] (German), megalodonte [masculine] (Italian), 昔大頬白鮫 (mukashiōhōjirozame) (alt: むかしおおほおじろざめ) (Japanese), メガロドン (megarodon) (alt: めがろどん) (Japanese), megalodon [masculine] (Polish), megalodonte [masculine] (Portuguese), мегалодо́н (megalodón) [masculine] (Russian)

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