Meaning of PLACOID
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| | Definition: | | [adj] as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks |
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| | Synonyms: | | planar, platelike, two-dimensional |
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\Plac"oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a tablet + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often
bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
\Plac"oid\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks.
(b) One of the Placoides.
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