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placoidal

placoidal is the alternative form of placoid.

Meaning of placoid

Adjective

placoid (not comparable)

  1. Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish
    • What about the carp? He regarded the two placoid shapes with doubt.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 68

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Questions about placoidal

What is placoidal the alternative form of?
Placoidal is the alternative form of placoid.

Words near placoidal in the dictionary

  1. placodontoid
  2. placodontoids
  3. placodonts
  4. placoganoid
  5. placoid
  6. placoidal
  7. placoidian
  8. placoidians
  9. placoids
  10. placophobia
  11. placozoa

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