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ctenoid

(ten′o̵id′, tē′no̵id′)

adjective

having an edge with projections like the teeth of a comb, as the posterior margin of the scales of certain fishes

Origin: cteno- + -oid

See ctenoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cten·oid

adjective
Biology

Comblike.
Having marginal projections that resemble the teeth of a comb: a ctenoid fish.

Origin: Greek ktenoeidēs, comblike : kteis, kten-, comb + -oeidēs, -oid.

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