CTENOID


Meaning of CTENOID in English

[ 'ti:nɔɪd ]

■ adjective Zoology (of fish scales) having many tiny projections on the edge like the teeth of a comb, as in many bony fishes. Compare with ganoid and placoid .

Origin

C19: from Gk kteis , kten- 'comb' + -oid .

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