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Meaning of ganoid | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
  2. Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.

Examples

“In a few minutes the huge beast had been cut up and slabs of him were hanging over a dozen camp fires, together with great scaly ganoid fish which had been speared in the lake.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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