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cestraciont

cestraciont noun: any shark historically placed in the genus Cestracion, now in Heterodontus (bullheads, horn shark, Port Jackson shark), Sphyrna (certain hammerheads), and Eusphyrna (winghead sharks).

Noun

cestraciont (plural cestracionts)

  1. (archaic) Any shark historically placed in the genus Cestracion, now in Heterodontus (bullheads, horn shark, Port Jackson shark), Sphyrna (certain hammerheads), and Eusphyrna (winghead sharks).

Forms of cestraciont

pluralcestracionts

Origin of cestraciont

Ancient Greek κέστρα (késtra, “hammer; a kind of fish”) + κίων (kíōn, “pillar; uvula; nasal septum”).

Questions about cestraciont

What does cestraciont mean?
Cestraciont means any shark historically placed in the genus Cestracion, now in Heterodontus (bullheads, horn shark, Port Jackson shark), Sphyrna (certain hammerheads), and Eusphyrna (winghead sharks).
What part of speech is cestraciont?
Cestraciont is a noun.
What is the plural of cestraciont?
The plural of cestraciont is cestracionts.

Words near cestraciont in the dictionary

  1. cestoid
  2. cestoidean
  3. cestoideans
  4. cestoids
  5. cestos
  6. cestraciont
  7. cestracionts
  8. Cestrian
  9. Cestrians
  10. cestrosphendone
  11. cestrosphendones

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