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CTENOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ctenoid mean?
• CTENOID (adjective)
The adjective CTENOID has 1 sense:
1. resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
Familiarity information: CTENOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
comb-like; ctenoid
Pertainym:
ctene (a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused)
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