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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A glassy, often multi-layered mineralized tissue that covers the scales, cranial bones and fin rays in some fish. uncountable
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ganoinganoin

Etymology

From ganoid + -ine.

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