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Webster 1913 Edition
Ganoid
Ga′noid
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] brightness +
-oid
.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to One of the Ganoidei.
Ganoidei
. – Noun.
Ganoid scale
(Zool.)
, one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer layer of shining enamel. They are often so arranged as to form a coat of mail.