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ctenidial

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cte⋅nid⋅i⋅um

  [ti-nid-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -nid⋅i⋅a  [-nid-ee-uh] . Zoology.
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL; see cteno-, -idium

Related forms:
cte⋅nid⋅i⋅al, adjective
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