cestraciont
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek κέστρα (késtra, “hammer; a kind of fish”) + κίων (kíōn, “pillar; uvula; nasal septum”).
Noun
editcestraciont (plural cestracionts)
- (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
edit- Bullhead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Heterodontus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Heterodontus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons