ganoid, ganoid fish
(noun) primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
ganoid (plural ganoids)
(zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
• Godina, agonid
Source: Wiktionary
Ga"noid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to Ganoidei.
Рn. One of the Ganoidei. Ganoid scale (Zo̦l.), 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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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