different between phacoid vs placoid

phacoid

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (phakós, lentil) +? -oid

Adjective

phacoid (comparative more phacoid, superlative most phacoid)

  1. Resembling a lentil; lenticular.

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placoid

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek plac- +? -oid

Adjective

placoid (not comparable)

  1. 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.

Noun

placoid (plural placoids)

  1. Such a scale
  2. 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

placoid From the web:

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