Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.
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- noun zoology A kind of
bony tissue beneath theenamel of aganoid scale .
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- noun shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales
Etymologies
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ganoid + -ine
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Covered with a durable substance called ganoine, similar to tooth enamel, these scales were used as arrowheads by Native Americans.
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