cestraciont

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cestraciont (plural cestracionts)

1. (zoology, archaic) 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).

References

• Bullhead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heterodontus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Heterodontus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• scientocrat