"ganoid" meaning in English

See ganoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) + -oid Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|γάνος||brightness, sheen}} Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} ganoid
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-ganoid-en-adj-T7q2Wjqg Disambiguation of Fish: 11 40 49
  2. Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei. Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-ganoid-en-adj-I1~0UiaI Disambiguation of Fish: 11 40 49

Noun

Forms: ganoids [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) + -oid Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|γάνος||brightness, sheen}} Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} ganoid (plural ganoids)
  1. (zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Fish Derived forms: ganoidal
    Sense id: en-ganoid-en-noun-P3~1A6Hy Disambiguation of Fish: 11 40 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 26 12 62 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 8 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 11 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 8 71 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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