Definition of placoid Placoid
/plæˈkɔjd/ - [plakoyd] - plac•oid
We found 8 definitions of placoid from 5 different sources.
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What does placoid mean?
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Adjectiveplacoid, placoider, placoidest |
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| placoid - as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks | ||
| platelike | ||
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Wiktionary 
- placoid (Noun)
Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks. - placoid (Adjective)
platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- placoid (a.)
Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids. - placoid (n.)
Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks. - placoid (n.)
One of the Placoides.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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placoid
plak′oid, adj. plate-like.—Placoid fishes, an order of fishes having placoid scales, irregular plates of hard bone, not imbricated, but placed near together in the skin. [Gr. plax, plakos, anything flat and broad, eidos, form.]
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