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GANOIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does ganoin mean?

• GANOIN (noun)
The noun GANOIN has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: GANOIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GANOIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ganoin; ganoine

Hypernyms ("ganoin" is a kind of...):

secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

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