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megalodon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Otodus megalodon).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name megalodon, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “big”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”). By surface analysis, megalo- + -odon.

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: mégalodon — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • German: Megalodon — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Greek: μεγαλόδοντας (megalódontas) — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Italian: megalodonte — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Japanese: 昔大頬白鮫 (mukashiōhōjirozame) — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Japanese: メガロドン (megarodon) — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Polish: megalodon — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Portuguese: megalodonte — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon
  • Russian: мегалодо́н (megalodón) — extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon