ganoid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ganoid*:
NOUN	animal	ganoid, ganoid fish	primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering

English > *ganoid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering.
Synonym	ganoid fish
Member of	Ganoidei, order Ganoidei	A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
Narrower	Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladis	fish of larger / larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
	bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva	Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin
	gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus	Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
	paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula	Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
	sturgeon	large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe
Broader	teleost fish, teleost, teleostan	A bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Spanish	ganoideo, ganoid
Catalan	ganoide

HyperDic: ganoid