Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, the typical genus of Rhinodontidæ, having very numerous small teeth.
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As for rhinodon, a gigantic shark of the Indian Ocean, he has been actually measured to a length of fifty feet, and is stated often to attain seventy.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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This, no doubt, beats our biggest existing shark, the rhinodon, by some thirty feet.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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