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单词 ganoid
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ganoid

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gan·oid

G0037800 (găn′oid′)adj.1. Relating to or being a kind of fish scale that is hard and bony with a shiny surface composed of an enamel-like substance.2. Having ganoid scales.n. A fish having ganoid scales, such as a gar or sturgeon.
[From New Latin Ganoideī, former subclass name, from Greek ganos, brightness, gladness (in reference to the shiny scales of the fish included in the subclass), from ganusthai, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots.]

ganoid

(ˈɡænɔɪd) adj1. (Zoology) (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)2. (Zoology) denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scalesn (Zoology) a ganoid fish[C19: from French ganoïde, from Greek ganos brightness + -oid]

gan•oid

(ˈgæn ɔɪd)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to a group of mostly extinct archaic fishes characterized by bony enamellike scales: living representatives include the bowfins, gars, and sturgeons. n. 2. a ganoid fish. [1830–40; < French ganoïde < Greek gán(os) brightness + -oïde -oid]
Thesaurus
Noun1.ganoid - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny coveringganoid - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny coveringganoid fishteleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass TeleosteiGanoidei, order Ganoidei - a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scalesAmia calva, bowfin, dogfish, grindle - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North Americaduckbill, paddlefish, Polyodon spathula - primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snoutChinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladis - fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefishsturgeon - large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zonebillfish, gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

ganoid

enUK

ganoid

1. (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin) 2. denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales 3. a ganoid fish

ganoid

enUK

ganoid

(of fish) possessing ganoid scales, typified by a hard shiny layer of ganoine (an enamel-like substance) and the fact that they increase in thickness by adding layers all round, ganoine above, laminated from below. Compare COSMOID, PLACOID.

ganoid

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Related to ganoid: ganoid fish, Ganoid Scales
  • noun

Synonyms for ganoid

noun primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering

Synonyms

  • ganoid fish

Related Words

  • teleost
  • teleost fish
  • teleostan
  • Ganoidei
  • order Ganoidei
  • Amia calva
  • bowfin
  • dogfish
  • grindle
  • duckbill
  • paddlefish
  • Polyodon spathula
  • Chinese paddlefish
  • Psephurus gladis
  • sturgeon
  • billfish
  • gar
  • garfish
  • garpike
  • Lepisosteus osseus
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