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Phacoid vs Placoid - What's the difference?

phacoid | placoid |

As adjectives the difference between phacoid and placoid

is that phacoid is resembling a lentil; lenticular while placoid is platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.

As a noun placoid is

any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks.

phacoid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling a lentil; lenticular.
    • (webster)

    placoid

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
  • * 1979 , Cormac McCarthy, Suttree , Random House, p.68:
    • What about the carp? He regarded the two placoid shapes with doubt.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks.

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