| NOUN | animal | order Ganoidei, Ganoidei | a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales |
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| Meaning | A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales. | |
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| Synonym | Ganoidei | |
| Member of | Teleostei, subclass Teleostei | large diverse group of bony fishes |
| Members | Acipenseridae, family Acipenseridae | sturgeons |
| Amiidae, family Amiidae | Only the bowfins | |
| Lepisosteidae, family Lepisosteidae | Comprises the genus Lepisosteus | |
| Polyodontidae, family Polyodontidae | paddlefishes | |
| ganoid, ganoid fish | Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering | |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
| Spanish | ganoideos | |
| Catalan | ganoïdeus | |
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