• (n.) An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.
Chon`dro·ga·noi'de·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + New Latin ganoidei . See Ganoid .] (Zoology) An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.