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ctenidium

ctenidium noun: a respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs.

Noun

ctenidium (plural ctenidia)

  1. A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
  2. A row of spines in some insects

Forms of ctenidium

pluralctenidia

Origin of ctenidium

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κτενίδιον (ktenídion, “comb”). By surface analysis, cteno- + -idium.

Questions about ctenidium

What does ctenidium mean?
Ctenidium means a respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs.
What part of speech is ctenidium?
Ctenidium is a noun.
What is the plural of ctenidium?
The plural of ctenidium is ctenidia.

Words near ctenidium in the dictionary

  1. ctene
  2. ctenes
  3. ctenid
  4. ctenidia
  5. ctenidial
  6. ctenidium
  7. ctenids
  8. cteniform
  9. ctenii
  10. ctenitoxin
  11. ctenitoxins

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