ganoideo, a.
(Of the Gr. ?, brightness, and -oideo).
1. adj. Zool. He said the fish with bony or cartilaginous skeleton, heterocercal tail, ventral mouth and scales with gloss Enamel, juxtaposed and rhomboid shape or arranged in longitudinal rows; e.g., sturgeon. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.