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GANOINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ganoine mean?
• GANOINE (noun)
The noun GANOINE has 1 sense:
1. shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales
Familiarity information: GANOINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ganoin; ganoine
Hypernyms ("ganoine" is a kind of...):
secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)
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