First Known Use: circa 1847
Dictionary
1ganoid
adjective gan·oid \ˈga-ˌnȯid\
Definition of GANOID
: of, having, or being fish scales consisting of bone and an outer shiny layer resembling enamel; also : relating to or being fish with ganoid scales
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Origin of GANOID
ultimately from Greek ganos brightness; akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice — more at joy
Rhymes with GANOID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
2ganoid
noun
Definition of GANOID
: a fish (as a sturgeon or gar) with ganoid scales
First Known Use of GANOID
circa 1839
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