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Ctenoid scale
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ctenoid
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cte⋅noid
/
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.
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Origin:
1830–40;
< Gk
ktenoeid
s
like a comb.
See
cteno-
,
-oid
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cten·oid
(těn'oid', tē'noid')
adj.
Biology
Comblike.
Having marginal projections that resemble the teeth of a comb:
a ctenoid fish.
[Greek
ktenoeidēs
,
comblike
:
kteis
, kten-
,
comb
+
-oeidēs
,
-oid
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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