Ganoid

[gænɒid]

(noun.) primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering.

Inputed by Ethel--From WordNet

(a.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei.

Checked by Dolores

adj. belonging to an order of fishes once very large but now decadent including only seven genera (sturgeons &c.).—adj. Ganoi′dian.

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