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ctenoid

Adjective

cte=noid

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ctenoid(a = adj.pert) comb-like - resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb; Array

ctenoid, a.

Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale [1913 Webster]

ctenoid, adj. Zool. (of fish scales) characterized by tiny toothlike processes (cf. PLACOID).

Etymology

Gk kteis ktenos comb

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