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ganoid

(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

Origin: 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

See ganoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of certain bony fishes, such as the sturgeon and the gar, that have armorlike scales consisting of bony plates covered with layers of dentine and enamel.

noun

A ganoid fish.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Ganoideī, subclass name

Origin: , from Greek ganos, brightness, gladness

Origin: , from ganusthai, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots

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