ganoid

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.

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[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]

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ganoid - 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