Meaning Of The Word Ganoid

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What's The Definition Of Ganoid?

ganoid in American English
a fish having such scales, as the sturgeons, gars, and paddlefishes
of or having growing scales with a hard glossy surface of many layers of enamel, as in many extinct and some living fishes
adjective: of or pertaining 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
noun: a ganoid fish

ganoid in British English
adjective: (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)
noun: a ganoid fish

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