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ctenoid
[
tee
-noid
,
ten
-oid
]
cte·noid
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ˈti
nɔɪd
,
ˈtɛn
ɔɪd
/
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[
tee
-noid
,
ten
-oid
]
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adjective
Zoology
.
1.
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
2.
having rough-edged scales.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Greek
ktenoeidḗs
like a comb.
See
cteno-
,
-oid
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ctenoid
(ˈtiːnɔɪd, ˈtɛn-)
—
adj
biology
toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches
[C19: from Greek
ktenoeidēs,
from
kteis
comb +
-oeidēs
-oid
]
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