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GANOIN

English dictionary: Word overview

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.


English dictionary: Word details


GANOIN (noun)


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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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