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Placoid
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Placoid
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1.
platelike or flattened
2.
(of the scales of sharks and other elasmobranchs) toothlike; composed of dentine with an enamel tip and basal pulp cavity
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Placoid
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Zoology
of or having scales that are periodically shed and replaced, consisting of a dentin base and an enamel-covered surface, as in cartilaginous
fishes
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Placoid
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1. Platelike.
2.
a. Relating to or being a kind of fish scale that is a toothlike plate with a protruding spine, characteristic of sharks, skates, and rays.
b. Having placoid scales.
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