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Definition of Ganoid
1. Noun. Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering.
Generic synonyms: Teleost, Teleost Fish, Teleostan
Group relationships: Ganoidei, Order Ganoidei
Specialized synonyms: Amia Calva, Bowfin, Dogfish, Grindle, Duckbill, Paddlefish, Polyodon Spathula, Chinese Paddlefish, Psephurus Gladis, Sturgeon, Billfish, Gar, Garfish, Garpike, Lepisosteus Osseus
Definition of Ganoid
1. a. Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. --
Definition of Ganoid
1. Noun. (zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a taxonomic group of fishes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ganoid
1. a type of fish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ganoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ganoid
Literary usage of Ganoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1879)
"On a New ganoid Fish from Queensland. By COUNT F. DE CASTELNAU. Plate 19 A.
I have received from Mr. Staiger of the Brisbane Museum a drawing of a very ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In Agassiz's system of classification, one of four orders into which the class
of fishes was divided, it contained those which have ganoid scales or plates ..."
3. Habit and Intelligence: A Series of Essays on the Laws of Life and Mind by Joseph John Murphy (1879)
"But besides these, some families of the Teleostean sub-class have ganoid plates
and scales; and yet they are shown by their anatomy to be true ..."
4. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... are found rhomboid or ganoid scales (Fig. 895, B), in the form FIG. 895.—A,
ctenoid scale ; B, ganoid scales. (After Gunther. ..."
5. Elements of Geology: Intended for the Use of Students by Samuel St. John (1854)
"Of the eighty ganoid species hitherto described, more than fifty belong exclusively
to the ... The ganoid fishes are covered with angular scales of bone, ..."
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