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Acrodus

noun
Ac·ro·dus | \ ˈa-krə-dəs \

Definition of Acrodus 

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

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First Known Use of Acrodus

1836, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acrodus

New Latin, from acr- + -odus

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