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cestraciont |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, n. [Gr. ? a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to or characteristic of the genus {Cestracion}.
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