Definition of ctenoid Ctenoid
cte•noid
We found 8 definitions of ctenoid from 4 different sources.
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What does ctenoid mean?
WordNet
Adjectivectenoid, ctenoider, ctenoidest |
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| ctenoid - resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb | ||
| comb-like | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ctenoid (a.)
Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale - ctenoid (a.)
Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. - ctenoid (n.)
A ctenoidean.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ctenoid
tē′noid, adj. comb-shaped, applied by Agassiz to the scales and fins of certain fishes, as the perch, &c.—adj. and n. Ctenoid′ean. [Gr. kteis, ktenos, a comb, eidos, form.]
