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ctenoid
[ tee-noid, ten-oid ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- having rough-edged scales.
ctenoid
/ ˈtiːnɔɪd; ˈtɛn- /
adjective
- biology toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ctenoid1
C19: from Greek ktenoeidēs, from kteis comb + -oeidēs -oid
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Example Sentences
The cycloid and ctenoid scales of Teleosteans (see p. 105) are thin plates coated with epidermis.
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The exoskeleton is sometimes absent but generally consists of overlapping cycloid or ctenoid scales.
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A ctenoid scale differs in having its posterior margin pectinate.
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Louis Agassiz distinguished four kinds of scales—placoid, ganoid, cycloid and ctenoid.
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There are two principal types of Teleostean scales, the cycloid and ctenoid.
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