carcharodont

carcharodont
\\-ˌdänt\ adjective
Etymology: Greek karcharodont-, karcharodōn having jagged teeth, from karcharos jagged + odont-, odōn tooth — more at tooth
: of, belonging to, or resembling the man-eater shark; especially : having teeth of sharp triangular flattened form with finely serrate edges like those of this shark

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • carcharodont — car·char·o·dont …   English syllables

  • Carcharodon — noun man eating sharks • Syn: ↑genus Carcharodon • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lamnidae, ↑family Lamnidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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