Acrodus

noun

Ac·​ro·​dus

ˈa-krə-dəs

: a widely distributed genus of Mesozoic sharks (family Hybodontidae) with numerous rounded teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acr- + -odus

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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