[ 'ganɔɪd ]
■ adjective Zoology (of fish scales) hard and bony with a shiny enamelled surface. Compare with ctenoid and placoid .
Origin
C19: from Fr. ganoïde , from Gk ganos 'brightness'.
[ 'ganɔɪd ]
■ adjective Zoology (of fish scales) hard and bony with a shiny enamelled surface. Compare with ctenoid and placoid .
Origin
C19: from Fr. ganoïde , from Gk ganos 'brightness'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004