different between phacoid vs placoid
phacoid
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ????? (phakós, “lentil”) +? -oid
Adjective
phacoid (comparative more phacoid, superlative most phacoid)
- Resembling a lentil; lenticular.
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placoid
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek plac- +? -oid
Adjective
placoid (not comparable)
- Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.68:
- What about the carp? He regarded the two placoid shapes with doubt.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.68:
Noun
placoid (plural placoids)
- Such a scale
- Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks
Related terms
- microplacoid
References
- placoid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- podalic, podical
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