"placoid" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Ancient Greek plac- + -oid Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλάξ|plac-}} Ancient Greek plac-, {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} placoid (not comparable)
  1. Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-placoid-en-adj-H1LMBdad Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms in nonstandard scripts: 58 8 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 1 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 67 5 28

Noun [English]

Forms: placoids [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek plac- + -oid Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλάξ|plac-}} Ancient Greek plac-, {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} placoid (plural placoids)
  1. Such a scale
    Sense id: en-placoid-en-noun-clKL9VJN
  2. Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks
    Sense id: en-placoid-en-noun-3YVB33yr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microplacoid

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