ctenoid
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
having rough-edged scales.
Origin of ctenoid
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How to use ctenoid in a sentence
The cycloid and ctenoid scales of Teleosteans (see p. 105) are thin plates coated with epidermis.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe exoskeleton is sometimes absent but generally consists of overlapping cycloid or ctenoid scales.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsA ctenoid scale differs in having its posterior margin pectinate.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsLouis Agassiz distinguished four kinds of scales—placoid, ganoid, cycloid and ctenoid.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life | Ernest IngersollThere are two principal types of Teleostean scales, the cycloid and ctenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for ctenoid
/ (ˈtiːnɔɪd, ˈtɛn-) /
biology toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches
Origin of ctenoid
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