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PLACOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does placoid mean?
• PLACOID (adjective)
The adjective PLACOID has 1 sense:
1. as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Familiarity information: PLACOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Synonyms:
placoid; platelike
Similar:
planar; two-dimensional (involving or having two dimensions)
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