1. shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales; [syn: ganoin, ganoine]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ganoin
n 1: shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the
corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and
composes the outer layer of their scales [syn: ganoin,
ganoine]