Definition of Cycloid scale. Meaning of Cycloid scale. Synonyms of Cycloid scale

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Definition of Cycloid scale

Cycloid scale
Cycloid Cy"cloid, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei. Cycloid scale (Zo["o]l.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin.

Meaning of Cycloid scale from wikipedia

- bony fishes are covered with the cycloid scales of salmon and carp, or the ctenoid scales of perch, or the ganoid scales of sturgeons and gars. Cartilaginous...
- animal. Ganoid scales on a carboniferous fish Amblypterus striatus Placoid scales on a lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) Cycloid scales on a common roach...
- type of scale. Fish scales: 1. cycloid scale; 2. ctenoid scale; 3. placcoid scale; 4. ganoid scale Cycloid scale Fish scales: A. ganoid; B. cycloid; C. ctenoid...
- scales on the head called shields or plates. Snake scales occur in variety of shapes. They may be cycloid as in family Typhlopidae, long and pointed with...
- genus of flying fishes. It is a bony fish. The body is covered with cycloid scales. The mouth is wide, and the jaws bear teeth. It is a marine fish. The...
- circular scales (cycloid). The head, resembling a snake, is long and depressed anteriorly and covered with cycloid scales slightly larger than those scales on...
- an order of prehistoric crustaceans Cycloid scale, a type of scale seen on some fishes Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ, characters in the Street Fighter games This...
- fins, one long, continuous dorsal fin, long pectoral fins, and tiny, cycloid scales. The tail fin is nearly as long as the dorsal fin and deeply forked...
- 15 gill rakers and in being the only species in its family which has cycloid scales. Its body is oblong and compressed with a large mouth and eyes. This...
- cutaneous Pertaining to the skin. ctenoid scale A rough-edged scale. cycloid scale A smooth-edged scale. deciduous Temporary, falling off. demersal...