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Rareganoid
The correct spelling is ganoid.
How to pronounce ganoid
noun
Say it like: Gan-oyd
The correct spelling is ganoid. One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
adjective
- 1.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.
- 2.Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
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