lepidoganoid

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lepidoganoid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lepidoganoid \Lep`i*do*ga"noid\ (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[-o]*g[=a]"noid or
     -g[a^]n"oid), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + E. ganoid.]
     (Zool.)
     Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes,
     including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also
     used adjectively.
     [1913 Webster]