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ctenidium
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cte·nid·i·um  (t-nd-m)
n. pl. cte·nid·i·a (--) Zoology
A comblike structure, such as the respiratory apparatus of a mollusk or a row of spines in some insects.
[New Latin, from Greek kteis, kten-, comb.]
ctenidium [tɪˈnɪdɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs
[New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb]
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Noun1.ctenidium - comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
branchia, gill - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water


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