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noun
A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A row of spines in some insects
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gill, branchia
History
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κτενίδιον (ktenídion, “comb”). By surface analysis, cteno- + -idium.
