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Phocodontia
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Phocodontia, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a seal + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.].
A group of extinct carnivorous whales. Their teeth had compressed and serrated crowns. It includes Squalodon and allied genera. [1913 Webster]
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