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Ganoid

Ganoid Meaning & Definition
Ganoid Definition And Meaning

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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