LEPIDOGANOID

Lep′i‐do‐ga″noid (lĕp′ĭ‐dō̍‐gā″noid or –găn″oid), n. [[Gr. λεπίσ -ίδοσ, a scale + E. ganoid.]] (Zoöl.) Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.