placoid

Meanings

Adjective

Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish

Noun

Such a scale
Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks

Origin

Ancient Greek πλάξ -oid

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