ctenidium
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κτενίδιον (ktenídion, “comb”), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís).
Noun
[edit]ctenidium (plural ctenidia)
- (zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
- (zoology) A row of spines in some insects