cten-

Variant of cteno-

cteno- definition

cteno- (ten′ō, tē′nō, ten′ə, tē′nə)

ctenoid scales, teeth, etc. ctenophore
also, before a vowel, cten-

Etymology: < Gr kteis (gen. ktenos) < *pktenos; akin to L pecten, comb: see pecten

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