Definitions for ganoidˈgæn ɔɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gan•oidˈgæn ɔɪd(adj.)
of or pertaining to a group of mostly extinct archaic fishes characterized by bony enamellike scales: living representatives include the bowfins, gars, and sturgeons.
Category: Ichthyology
(n.)a ganoid fish.
Category: Paleontology, Ichthyology
Origin of ganoid:
1830–40; < F ganoïde < Gk gán(os) brightness +-oïde -oid
Princeton's WordNet
ganoid, ganoid fish(noun)
primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Webster Dictionary
Ganoid(adj)
of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei
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