ganoid

¹gan·oid

adj \ˈga-ˌnȯid\

Definition of GANOID

: of, having, or being fish scales consisting of bone and an outer shiny layer resembling enamel; also : relating to or being fish with ganoid scales

Origin of GANOID

ultimately from Greek ganos brightness; akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice — more at joy

First Known Use: circa 1847

Rhymes with GANOID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid