megodontia

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English

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ -odontia

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) enPR: mĕ'gədŏnʹtĭə, IPA(key): /ˌmɛɡəˈdɒntɪə/

Noun

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megodontia (uncountable)

  1. Rare form of megalodontia
    • 1995, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Report for the Fiscal Years, page 72:
      In what way, if any, might climate change have precipitated the origins of Hominidae and Australopithecus, megodontia in Paranthropus, and encephalization and tool making in earliest Homo?
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