Thesaurus: cestraciont

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1. n. 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.
2. a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
3. 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. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
4. A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. Theposterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushingshellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson sharkand a similar one found in California are living examples.
5. cestraciont (plural cestracionts) (zoology) A shark of the genus Cestracion or related genera, now Heterodontus, the bullhead sharks.