plac|oid

plac|oid
plac|oid «PLAK oyd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. platelike, as the hard, spiny scales of a shark.
2. having platelike scales.
–n.
any fish having placoid scales.
╂[< New Latin Placoidei the group name < Greek pláx, plakós flat surface + eîdos form]

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