ganoid
/ˈɡænoɪd/
ganoid adjective: having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
Adjective
ganoid
- Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
- Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
- In a few minutes the huge beast had been cut up and slabs of him were hanging over a dozen camp fires, together with great scaly ganoid fish which had been speared in the lake.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Noun
ganoid (plural ganoids)
Forms of ganoid
| plural | ganoids |
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Origin of ganoid
Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) + -oid
Words formed from ganoid
Questions about ganoid
- What does ganoid mean?
- Ganoid means having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
- What part of speech is ganoid?
- Ganoid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ganoid?
- Ganoid is pronounced /ˈɡænoɪd/.
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