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ganoid
[ gan-oid ]
adjective
- 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.
- (of the scale of a fish) having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.
noun
- a ganoid fish.
ganoid
/ 藞伞忙苍蓴瑟诲 /
adjective
- (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)
- denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales
noun
- a ganoid fish
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉耻产路驳补苍顎僶颈诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ganoid1
C19: from French 驳补苍辞茂诲别, from Greek ganos brightness + -oid
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A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head.
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An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example.
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E. of Cupar, have been found great quantities of fossils of ganoid fishes.
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They differ from the ganoid fishes by having soft scales and a complete bony skeleton.
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Diplacan锟絫hus, a genus of ganoid fishes, found only in the Old Red Sandstone.
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