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ganoid

/gan-oid/US // ˈgæn ɔɪd //UK // (ˈɡænɔɪd) //

加诺德,伽诺德

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the Ganoidei, a group of mostly extinct fishes characterized by hard, bony scales, the living species of which include the paddlefishes, sturgeons, and gars.
    • : having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ganoid fish.

Examples

  • Asterolepis, a genus of primitive ganoid fishes, found only in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone.

  • There are no doubt some points which require further elucidation amongst the Ganoid and Osseous fishes.

  • Pterichthys, ter-ik′this, n. a genus of fossil ganoid fishes in the Old Red Sandstone strata, with wing-like pectoral fins.

  • There are seven living kinds of ganoid fish and all are found in fresh water.

  • From these primitive fishes were evolved higher fishes of the ganoid type and others of the type of Lepidosiren (Dipneusta).