ganoid

American  

[gan-oid] / ˈgæn ɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Ganoidei, a group of mostly extinct fishes characterized by hard, bony scales, the living species of which include the paddlefishes, sturgeons, and gars.

2. (of the scale of a fish) having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.

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noun

1. a ganoid fish.

ganoid British  

/ ˈɡænɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of the scales of certain fishes) consisting of an inner bony layer and an outer layer of an enamel-like substance (ganoin)

2. denoting fishes, including the sturgeon and bowfin, having such scales

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noun

1. a ganoid fish

Other Word Forms

• subganoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of ganoid

1830–40; < French ganoïde < Greek gán ( os ) brightness + -oïde -oid

Example Sentences

A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

It is almost made up of fragments of spines, teeth and scales of ganoid fish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

Megalichthys, meg-a-lik′this, n. a genus of extinct ganoid fishes.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

A genus of freshÐwater ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

An order of ganoid fishes of which Amis is type.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah