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squalodon
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squalodon, n. [NL. Squalus a genus of sharks + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.].
A genus of fossil whales belonging to the Phocodontia; -- so called because their teeth are serrated, like a shark's. [1913 Webster]
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