Ganoidal

/ɡəˈnɔɪdəl/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or characteristic of ganoid fish and their shiny, enamel-coated scales.

Etymology

From ganoid plus -al (suffix meaning relating to or characterized by). Forms an adjective allowing broader descriptive use of the ganoid concept.

Kelly Says

When scientists describe something as 'ganoidal,' they're invoking 200 million years of evolutionary success—these scales are so good at protecting fish that nature basically said 'don't fix what isn't broken' and kept them largely unchanged.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋኖይድ
gah-noy-d
ARالعربية
جَانُوَيْدِيّ
januwaydiyy
BNবাংলা
গ্যানোইড
gaan-oy-d
CACatalà
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
CSČeština
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
DADansk
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
DEDeutsch
ganoide
gah-noyd-eh
ELΕλληνικά
γανοειδής
gah-noy-eidhis
ESEspañol
ganoideo
gah-noh-ee-doh
FAفارسی
گانوئید
gah-no-yeed
FISuomi
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
FRFrançais
ganoïde
gah-noy-d
GUGU
ગેનોઈડ
geh-noy-d
HAHA
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
HEעברית
גנואידי
gan-oy-dee
HIहिन्दी
गैनोइड
gay-noid
HUMagyar
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
IGIG
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
ITItaliano
ganoideo
gah-noh-ee-doh
JA日本語
ガノイド
ganoido
KKKK
ганойд
gah-noy-d
KMKM
គាណូអាយដ
ka-noo-ay-d
KO한국어
가노이드
ganoideo
MRMR
गॅनोइड
gah-noy-d
MSBahasa Melayu
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
MYမြန်မာ
ဂနိုက်
ga-no-e
NLNederlands
ganoïde
gah-noy-deh
NONorsk
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
PAPA
ਗਾਨੋਇਡ
ga-no-ee-d
PLPolski
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
PTPortuguês
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
RORomână
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
RUРусский
ганоидный
gah-noy-id-nyy
SVSvenska
ganoide
gah-noy-deh
SWKiswahili
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
TAதமிழ்
காணாய்டு
kaan-aa-y-dhu
TEతెలుగు
గానాయిడ్
ga-na-ay-d
THไทย
กาโนइड
ka-noyd
TLTL
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
TRTürkçe
ganoide
gah-noyd-eh
UKУкраїнська
ганоїдний
gah-noy-id-nyy
URاردو
گانوئیڈ
ga-no-ee-d
VITiếng Việt
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
YOYO
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh
ZH中文
加诺虫
jiā nuò chóng
ZUZU
ganoide
gah-noh-ee-deh

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