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| plac·oid [ plá kòyd ] |
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flattened and resembling tooth: describes fish scales that have a flat base and a sharp projecting spine tipped with enamel. The subclass of fish that includes sharks, rays, and skates have placoid scales.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Greek plak- "flat surface"] |
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