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| gan·oid [ gá nòyd ] |
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bony and diamond-shaped: describes a type of scale found on gar and other primitive fish, consisting of dentine-covered bone with a thick outer layer of a substance ganoine similar to enamel
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noun (plural gan·oids) |
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fish with ganoid scales: a primitive fish that has ganoid scales
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| [Mid-19th century. < French ganoide< Greek ganos "brightness"] |
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