squalodont
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English
Noun
squalodont (plural squalodonts)
- (zoology) Any of the extinct genus Squalodon of whales.
- 2002, A. Rus Hoelzel, Marine Mammal Biology:
- In squalodonts, the maxillae extend posteriorly over the parietals to reach the exoccipitals in adult specimens.
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References
- “squalodont”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.