placoid means platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
adj
- Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish“What about the carp? He regarded the two placoid shapes with doubt.”
noun
- Such a scale
- Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks
- A placodioid lichen