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- Cestraciont - n. - 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.
- Cestraciont - a. - Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
- Amphistylic - a. - Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.