Found 2 items, similar to ganoid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ganoid ganoid n : primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering [syn: ganoid fish]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ganoid Ganoid \Ga"noid\, a. [Gr. ? brightness + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei. [1913 Webster] Ganoid scale (Zo["o]l.), one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer layer of shining enamel. They are often so arranged as to form a coat of mail. [1913 Webster]