isopedin

American

[ahy-sop-i-din, ahy-suh-peed-n] / aɪˈsɒp ɪ dɪn, ˌaɪ səˈpid n /

Also isopedine

noun

Ichthyology.

the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.

iso- + -pedin < Greek pedīnós level

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