comb-shaped < kteís, ktenós comb + eîdos form]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ctenoid — cte•noid [[t]ˈti nɔɪd, ˈtɛn ɔɪd[/t]] adj. Zool. 1) zool. comblike or pectinate; rough edged 2) zool. having rough edged scales • Etymology: 1830–40; < Gk ktenoeidḗs like a comb. See cteno , oid … From formal English to slang
Ctenoid — Cte noid (t[=e] noid or t[e^]n oid), a. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale. (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. n. A ctenoidean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ctenoidean — Cte*noid e*an (t[ e]*noid [ e]*an), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Relating to the Ctenoidei. n. One of the Ctenoidei. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ctenoidei — Cte*noid e*i ( ? ?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ????, comb + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
rae — aca·lyp·te·rae; ac·rae·i·nae; ca·ly·coph·o·rae; ca·lyp·te·rae; chi·mae·rae; cte·noph·o·rae; fe·rae; fruc·tiv·o·rae; glu·mi·flo·rae; in·sec·tiv·o·rae; lil·i·i·flo·rae; lit·te·rae; ma·rae; me·nu·rae; mith·rae·um; mu·rae·na; mu·rae·ni·dae;… … English syllables
