megalodon

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noun

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

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megatooth
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Meanings

nounmegalodon (plural megalodons)

plural megalodons

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

    Throughout the period, toothy giants persisted in the oceans. Perhaps the most spectacular was the megalodon shark.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 139

    Synonyms: megatooth

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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megatooth

Origin

  1. taxonomic namemegalodon
  2. Englishmegalodon

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

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

moonglade
Cite this entry
APA

megalodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalodon

MLA

“megalodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalodon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalodon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalodon.

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