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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
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noun
One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ganoid fish
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Broader terms: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
Narrower terms: bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva, paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula, Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladis, sturgeon, gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
History
Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) + -oid
