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cestraciont
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cestraciont, n. [Gr. a kind of fish.].
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. [1913 Webster]
cestraciont, a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion . [1913 Webster]
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