ganoid

== English == === Etymology === Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) +‎ -oid === Adjective === ganoid 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. Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei. === Noun === ganoid (plural ganoids) (zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ganoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Godina, agonid == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ganoïde. === Noun === ganoid m (plural ganoizi) ganoid ==== Declension ====