HyperDic: ganoid_fish

English > 1 sense of the expression ganoid fish:
NOUNanimalganoid fish, ganoidprimitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
English > ganoid fish: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering.
Synonymganoid
Member ofGanoidei, order GanoideiA group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
NarrowerChinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladisfish of larger / larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calvaPrimitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin
gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseusPrimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathulaPrimitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
sturgeonlarge primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe
Broaderteleost fish, teleost, teleostanA bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Spanishganoideo, ganoid
Catalanganoide

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