megalodón
/meɡalodon/from spelling rules
The English word megalodon is translated into Spanish as megalodón.
megalodón refers to the extinct prehistoric shark species. In scientific contexts, the formal term Carcharocles megalodon is used to identify the specific species.
Meaning: extinct shark in species of Carcharocles megalodon (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is masculine and is preceded by the masculine definite article el, forming el megalodón.
How do you pronounce it?
/meɡalodon/
Did you know?
- Because megalodón ends in -ón, it shares a suffix with many Spanish augmentatives, which are words used to indicate a larger version of an object.
- If you were discussing the fossilized teeth of this shark in a Spanish museum, you would use the word dientes instead of colmillos. While 'colmillos' is often used for predatory teeth in English, Spanish speakers frequently prefer diente for the actual biological structure.
- In Spanish pop culture and internet memes, el megalodón is frequently used in 'creepypasta' stories and urban legends about monsters lurking in the deep sea.
Examples in context
- El megalodón fue un tiburón prehistórico de tamaño descomunal.The megalodon was a prehistoric shark of extraordinary size.This sentence is useful for describing the size of the megalodón.Tatoeba #13463977 by Seael, translation #13535500 by araneo
- Los dientes del megalodon eran impresionantes.The teeth of the megalodon were impressive.
- El megalodon vivió hace millones de años.The megalodon lived millions of years ago.
- ¿Has oído hablar del megalodon? ¡Es asombroso!Have you heard of the megalodon? It's amazing!
- Vi una película sobre el megalodon. ¡Era emocionante!I watched a movie about the megalodon. It was thrilling!
- El megalodón habitaba en los océanos antiguos.The megalodon inhabited ancient oceans.
- Muchos científicos estudian los dientes de megalodón.Many scientists study megalodon teeth.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are visiting a natural history museum.
- MaríaMira el tamaño de este megalodón.Look at the size of this megalodon.
- DanielEs increíble, era mucho más grande que un tiburón blanco.It's incredible, it was much larger than a great white shark.
- María¿Cuándo se extinguió el megalodón?When did the megalodon go extinct?
- DanielHace millones de años, segúne el cartel.Millions of years ago, according to the sign.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
