ctenoid adj 1: resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb [syn: {ctenoid}, {comb-like}]
Ctenoid \Cte"noid\ (t[=e]"noid or t[e^]n"oid), a. (Zool.) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale. (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. -- n. A ctenoidean. [1913 Webster]