Ctenoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Biology Comblike.
  • adj. Biology Having marginal projections that resemble the teeth of a comb: a ctenoid fish.
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  • adj. Having a toothed margin, usually fish scales
  • adj. Comb-like in shape.
  • n. A ctenoidean.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale.
  • adj. Pertaining to the Ctenoidei.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Comb-like; pectinate: specifically applied— to a form of scales in fishes in which the posterior margin is pectinated, or beset with small spinules (see cut under scale);
  • to a form of dentition in fishes in which the teeth have comb-like ridges.
  • Pertaining to the Ctenoidei; having ctenoid scales, as a fish.
  • n. A fish with ctenoid scales; one of the Ctenoidei.
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  • adj. resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
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