ganoid
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”) + -oid
Adjective
ganoid
- Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
- Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- In a few minutes the huge beast had been cut up and slabs of him were hanging over a dozen camp fires, together with great scaly ganoid fish which had been speared in the lake.
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Noun
ganoid (plural ganoids)
- (zoology) One of the Ganoidei, a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
References
- ganoid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Godina, agonid
Romanian
Etymology
From French ganoïde.
Noun
ganoid m (plural ganoizi)
- ganoid
Declension
Declension of ganoid
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ganoid | ganoidul | (niște) ganoizi | ganoizii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ganoid | ganoidului | (unor) ganoizi | ganoizilor |
| vocative | ganoidule | ganoizilor | ||