Ganodus (ganodus)

[NL. (so named from the polish of the teeth), ganoid (gan'oid), a. and n. [ ne , sheen, luster, + εἶδος, appearance.] I. a. 1. 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 ti ue overlaid with enamel. See cut under scale. - 2. Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei: as, a ganoid fauna. II. n. One of the Ganoidei ; a fish of the order Ganoidei. Also ganoidean , ganoid i an. IMG:content-2085.jpg:[blocks in formation]