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ganoid
[gan-oid]
adjective
of or relating to the Ganoidei, a group of mostly extinct fishes characterized by hard, bony scales, the living species of which include the paddlefishes, sturgeons, and gars.
(of the scale of a fish) having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.
noun
a ganoid fish.
ganoid
/ ˈɡæɔɪ /
adjective
(of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)
denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales
noun
a ganoid fish
Other 51Թ Forms
- subganoid adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ganoid1
Example Sentences
A genus of freshÐwater ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc.
An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example.
E. of Cupar, have been found great quantities of fossils of ganoid fishes.
They differ from the ganoid fishes by having soft scales and a complete bony skeleton.
Diplacan�thus, a genus of ganoid fishes, found only in the Old Red Sandstone.
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