Definition of Scapanorhynchus
:a genus of galeoid sharks comprising the goblin sharks and related extinct forms and known from the Lower Cretaceous onward
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Scapanorhynchus
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Scap·a·no·rhyn·chus
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ˌskapənōˈriŋkəs
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Origin and Etymology of scapanorhynchus
New Latin, from Greek skapanē spade + New Latin -o- + -rhynchus; akin to Greek skaptein to dig
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