ctenidium

[ ti-nid-ee-uhm ]

/ tɪˈnɪd i əm /

noun, plural cte·nid·i·a [ti-nid-ee-uh]. /tɪˈnɪd i ə/. Zoology.

any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.

Origin of ctenidium

From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at cteno-, -idium

OTHER WORDS FROM ctenidium

cte·nid·i·al, adjective

Words nearby ctenidium

CSYS, CT, CTA, CTC, CTE, ctenidium, ctenizid, cteno-, Ctenocephalides, ctenoid, Ctenophora

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Example sentences from the Web for ctenidium

There is a ctenidium, except in some Thecosomata and Gymnosomata, and an osphradium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
No ctenidium, but a pulmonary cavity; operculum with an apophysis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Cephalic shield continuous with dorsal integument; no shell; ctenidium projecting from mantle cavity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Without shell and operculum, but with pallial cavity and ctenidium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

To the left of the ctenidium a pulmonary sac, separated from it by an incomplete septum, amphibious.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ctenidium

ctenidium

/ (tɪˈnɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs

Word Origin for ctenidium

C19: New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb

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单词	ctenidium
释义	ctenidium [ ti-nid-ee-uhm ] / tɪˈnɪd i əm / noun, plural cte·nid·i·a [ti-nid-ee-uh]. /tɪˈnɪd i ə/. Zoology. any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid. Origin of ctenidium From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at cteno-, -idium OTHER WORDS FROM ctenidium cte·nid·i·al, adjective Words nearby ctenidium CSYS, CT, CTA, CTC, CTE, ctenidium, ctenizid, cteno-, Ctenocephalides, ctenoid, Ctenophora Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ctenidium There is a ctenidium, except in some Thecosomata and Gymnosomata, and an osphradium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various No ctenidium, but a pulmonary cavity; operculum with an apophysis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Cephalic shield continuous with dorsal integument; no shell; ctenidium projecting from mantle cavity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Without shell and operculum, but with pallial cavity and ctenidium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various To the left of the ctenidium a pulmonary sac, separated from it by an incomplete septum, amphibious. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ctenidium ctenidium / (tɪˈnɪdɪəm) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs Word Origin for ctenidium C19: New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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