About The Word Ganoid
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Ganoid
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What's The Definition Of Ganoid?
[n] primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ganoid: ganoid fish Related Terms | Find terms related to Ganoid: See Also | Amia calva | billfish | bowfin | Chinese paddlefish | dogfish | duckbill | Ganoidei | gar | garfish | garpike | grindle | Lepisosteus osseus | order Ganoidei | paddlefish | Polyodon spathula | Psephurus gladis | sturgeon | teleost | teleost fish | teleostan Ganoid In Webster's Dictionary \Ga"noid\, a. [Gr. ? brightness + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei.
{Ganoid scale} (Zo["o]l.), 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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