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ganoid definition

gan·oid (gan′o̵id′)

adjective

of or having growing scales with a hard glossy surface of many layers of enamel, as in many extinct and some living fishes

Etymology: Fr ganoïde < Gr ganos, brightness (prob. < IE base *gāu-, to rejoice > L gaudium, joy) + -eidēs, -oid

noun

a fish having such scales, as the sturgeons, gars, and paddlefishes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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