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Gastrodon may be a combination of ''{{wp|gastropoda|gastropod}}'' or ''{{wp|Gastropteron}}'' (genus of sea slug), and ''don'' (Spanish for ''lord'') | Gastrodon may be a combination of ''{{wp|gastropoda|gastropod}}'' or ''{{wp|Gastropteron}}'' (genus of sea slug), and ''don'' (Spanish for ''lord'') or ''-don'' (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth). | ||
Tritodon may be a combination of ''{{wp|Tritoniidae}}'' (family of shell-less marine gastropod molluscs) or ''{{wp|Charonia|Triton snail}}'' (marine gastropod mollusk named after {{wp|Triton (mythology)|Triton}}, Greek god of the sea), and ''don'' (Spanish for lord) or ''-don'' (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth). It may also be derived from ''torito'' (Spanish for little bull). | Tritodon may be a combination of ''{{wp|Tritoniidae}}'' (family of shell-less marine gastropod molluscs) or ''{{wp|Charonia|Triton snail}}'' (marine gastropod mollusk named after {{wp|Triton (mythology)|Triton}}, Greek god of the sea), and ''don'' (Spanish for lord) or ''-don'' (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth). It may also be derived from ''torito'' (Spanish for little bull). |
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