squalodonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Squalus (“a genus of sharks”) + Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), alternative form of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

名詞

squalodon (複数形 squalodons)

1. (paleontology) Any of a genus of extinct whales with serrated teeth, belonging to the Squalodontidae.

   Synonym: squalodont

Further reading

• Phocodontia on Wikipedia.

参照

• squalodon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913