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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)

  1. (zoology) A shark of the genus Cestracion or related genera, now Heterodontus, the bullhead sharks.

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