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Definition of Ganoidei
1. Noun. A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Member holonyms: Ganoid, Ganoid Fish, Amiidae, Family Amiidae, Family Polyodontidae, Polyodontidae, Acipenseridae, Family Acipenseridae, Family Lepisosteidae, Lepisosteidae
Definition of Ganoidei
1. n. pl. One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales.
Medical Definition of Ganoidei
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