\Gin`gly*mo"di\, n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ? ginglymoid. See
{Ginglymoid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of ganoid fishes, including the modern gar pikes and
many allied fossil forms. They have rhombic, ganoid scales, a
heterocercal tail, paired fins without an axis, fulcra on the
fins, and a bony skeleton, with the vertebr[ae] convex in
front and concave behind, forming a ball and socket joint.
See {Ganoidel}.