English dictionary
placoid
/'pl/&/k//Oi//d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
Source: webster1913
noun
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Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Synonyms platelikeSource: WordNet 3.0