About The Word Placoid
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Placoid
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What's The Definition Of Placoid?
[adj] as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Placoid: planar | platelike | two-dimensional Related Terms | Find terms related to Placoid: See Also | Placoid In Webster's Dictionary \Plac"oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a tablet + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often
bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
\Plac"oid\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks. (b) One of the Placoides. |
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