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cteno-

cteno- prefix: comb.

Prefix

cteno-

  1. comb

Origin of cteno-

From Ancient Greek κτείς, κτενός (kteís, ktenós, “comb”).

Questions about cteno-

What does cteno- mean?
Cteno- means comb.
What part of speech is cteno-?
Cteno- is a prefix.

Words near cteno- in the dictionary

  1. ctenitoxin
  2. ctenitoxins
  3. ctenius
  4. ctenizid
  5. ctenizids
  6. cteno-
  7. ctenochasmatid
  8. ctenochasmatids
  9. ctenochasmatoid
  10. ctenochasmatoids
  11. ctenocheyid

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