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Ganoid vs Ganoine - What's the difference?

ganoid | ganoine |

In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between ganoid and ganoine

is that ganoid is (zoology) one of the , a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons while ganoine is (zoology) a kind of bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.

As nouns the difference between ganoid and ganoine

is that ganoid is (zoology) one of the , a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons while ganoine is (zoology) a kind of bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.

As an adjective ganoid

is having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.

ganoid

English

Adjective

  • Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
  • Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) One of the , a disused taxonomic grouping of fishes, including the bowfin, gars, and sturgeons.
    • (Webster 1913)

    ganoine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (zoology) A kind of bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.
    • (Webster 1913)