ganoid

• Nom désignant un groupe de poissons primitifs caractérisés par des écailles osseuses épaisses recouvertes d'une couche brillante semblable à de l'émail.

A noun referring to a group of primitive fishes characterized by thick, bony scales that have a shiny, enamel-like covering.

1. C1formalscientific

   Any of various primitive fishes, typically with thick, bony, enamel-covered scales, such as gars and sturgeons.

   Ganoïde (poisson)

   • The museum displayed the skeleton of a ganoid from the Cretaceous period.
   • Ganoids are often studied for their evolutionary significance.
   • Unlike modern fish, a ganoid's scales are interlocking and armor-like.
   • The alligator gar is a well-known ganoid species.