cestraciont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

cestraciont cestracionts

Etymology

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

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