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Ganoin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
ganoine
plural
Ganoins
possessive
Ganoin's
pluralpossessive
Ganoins'