Ginglymostoma

noun

Gin·​gly·​mos·​to·​ma

: a genus of galeoid sharks of shallow tropical seas in which more than one series of teeth are functional at a time

ginglymostomoid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗stəˌmȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ginglymo- (from ginglymus) + -stoma

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