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Definitions for Ganoid
[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.
[3] a ganoid fish.
[4] (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)
[5] denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales
[6] a ganoid fish
Words nearby Ganoid
ganister, ganja, gannet, gannett, ganof, ganoid, ganoin, ganser's syndrome, gansevoort, gansey, gansu
Origin of Ganoid
1830–40; < French ganoïde < Greek gán(os ) brightness + -oïde -oid
Other words from Ganoid
sub·gan·oid , adjective
Word origin for Ganoid
C19: from French ganoïde, from Greek ganos brightness + -oid