megalodon
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- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌlɒdɒn/
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megalodón
- Sir, I think I have a solution for if the Megalodon returns.
- megalodon teeth
- Carcharodon megalodon
All right, so megalodon shark hunting was a great time for Jake and our boy Captain Dusty Dustin.
- All right, so megalodon shark hunting was a great time for Jake and our boy Captain Dusty Dustin.
Examples
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We are completely unprepared to deal with creatures like megalodon.
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So I did find a piece of megalodon tooth while diving in the river.
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Who knew Megalodon was swimming under this highway?
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The megalodon was the largest shark that ever existed.
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Until today megalodons were thought to have been extinct for over two million years.
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So what was it like when Megalodon ruled the seas, and what brought this formidable predator to extinction?
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The megalodon was one of the largest predators that ever lived in the oceans.
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Fossils of the megalodon indicate that it grew to lengths over 60 feet.
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Researchers study the megalodon to understand its role in the prehistoric ecosystem.
Surface Forms
Morphology
megalodon = megal + odon
The first combining form signals 'large' and hints at size, but the second element is a technical combining form for 'tooth' that is not obvious to general learners, so the overall form is only partially clear.
Etymology
Megalodon comes from Greek parts mega- 'large' and odon 'tooth', because early scientists found very big teeth and thought of it as the 'big-tooth' shark. So the name helps us remember it was a giant extinct shark with huge teeth.