PLACOID

placoid, platelike

(adjective) as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks

Source: WordNet® 3.1

placoid (not comparable)

Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish

placoid (plural placoids)

Such a scale

Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks

• podalic, podical

Source: Wiktionary

Plac"oid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.

Plac"oid, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks. (b) One of the Placoides.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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