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Jul 4, 2009
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gan•oid



Pronunciation: (gan'oid), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining 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.
2. (of the scale of a fish) having a smooth, shiny surface of ganoin or a similar substance.

—n.
a ganoid fish.

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