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Ganoid

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

gan=oid

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Ganoid has 1 sense

ganoid(n = noun.animal) ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering;

is a kind of teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

is a member of ganoidei, order ganoidei

has particulars: amia calva, bowfin, dogfish, grindle, duckbill, paddlefish, polyodon spathula, chinese paddlefish, psephurus gladis, sturgeon, billfish, gar, garfish, garpike, lepisosteus osseus

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Ganoid, a. [Gr. brightness + -oid.].

Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei. [1913 Webster]

Ganoid scale (Zoöl.), one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer layer of shining enamel. They are often so arranged as to form a coat of mail.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Ganoid, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 (of fish scales) enamelled; smooth and bright.
2 having ganoid scales.
--n. a fish having ganoid scales.

Etymology

F gano{iuml}de f. Gk ganos brightness