Ganoine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ganoine \Ga"no*ine\, n. (Zool.)
     A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ganoine
       n : 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 [syn: {ganoin}]