Ctenoidei \Cte*noid"e*i\ (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ????,
comb + -oid.] (Zool.)
A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by
having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The
group is now generally regarded as artificial.
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