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Placoganoidei


Placˊo-ga-noi′de-i

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
πλάξ
,
πλακός
, a tablet + NL.
ganoidei
. See
Ganoidei
.]
(Zool.)
A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton.