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Cestraciont
Ces-tra′ci-ont
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a kind of fish.]
(Zool.)
A shark of the genus
Cestracion
, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples. Ces-tra′ci-ont
,Adj.
(Zool.)
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus
Cestracion
. Definition 2024
cestraciont
cestraciont
English
Noun
cestraciont (plural cestracionts)
- (zoology) A shark of the genus Cestracion or related genera, now Heterodontus, the bullhead sharks.