Ganoid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. 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.
  2. (of the scale of a fish) having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.
noun
  1. a ganoid fish.
adjective
  1. (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)
  2. denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales
noun
  1. a ganoid fish
Ganoid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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