ctenoid

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  1. adjective Biology Comblike.
  2. adjective Biology Having marginal projections that resemble the teeth of a comb: a ctenoid fish.

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  • Ctenoid Fish Scale - Three general types of ctenoid scales have been categorized, but each type is composed of two key sections; a rigid surface layer chiefly consisting of crystallized calcium salts and a deeper layer that is formed by collagen-type fibrils.
  • The distinction between the ctenoid scale types, therefore, is primarily based upon their form.
  • Basic ctenoid scales, on the other hand, exhibit ctenii, which are formed as separate bony growths distinct from the main body of the scale.
  • Cycloid Fish Scale - The primary types of fish scales include placoid, cosmoid, ganoid, ctenoid, and cycloid scales.
  • Thin, translucent, and lacking enamel as well as dentine, these modern structures are known as cycloid and ctenoid scales.
 

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  1. Greek ktenoeidēs, comblike : kteis, kten-, comb + -oeidēs, -oid.

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  1. from Greek κτενοειδής, comb-shaped, from κτείς (κτεν-), a comb, + είδος, form.
 

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