GANOID

ganoid, ganoid fish

(noun) primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

ganoid

Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.

Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.

Noun

ganoid (plural ganoids)

(zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.

Anagrams

• Godina, agonid

Source: Wiktionary

Ga"noid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to Ganoidei.

– n. One of the Ganoidei. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition