cestraciont

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cestraciont - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, n. [Gr. ? 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.
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  Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, a. (Zool.)
     Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
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