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ctenodont

ctenodont adjective: having hinges with many teeth transverse to the margin.

Adjective

ctenodont (not comparable)

  1. (marine biology) Having hinges with many teeth transverse to the margin.

Origin of ctenodont

From cteno- + -odont.

Words formed from ctenodont

Questions about ctenodont

What does ctenodont mean?
Ctenodont means having hinges with many teeth transverse to the margin.
What part of speech is ctenodont?
Ctenodont is an adjective.

Words near ctenodont in the dictionary

  1. ctenodactylids
  2. ctenodactyline
  3. ctenodactylines
  4. ctenodactyloid
  5. ctenodactyloids
  6. ctenodont
  7. ctenoid
  8. ctenoidean
  9. ctenoideans
  10. ctenoids
  11. ctenomyid

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