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PLACOID

\plˈakɔ͡ɪd], \plˈakɔ‍ɪd], \p_l_ˈa_k_ɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of PLACOID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Having the skin covered with plate-like scales.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Plate-like; the hard scales or dermal teeth on the external surface of Elasmobranchs.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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