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Otodus

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Translingual

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Otodus megalodon size comparison

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, ear) + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, tooth)

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Otodus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the familyOtodontidae – certain large, extinct mackerel sharks, which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.

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