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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CTENOID

From Greek ktenoeidēs, from kteis comb + -oeidēs-oid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CTENOID

ctenoid  [ˈtiːnɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CTENOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ctenoid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CTENOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ctenoid

Fish scale

The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes is covered by scales. Scales vary enormously in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimpfishes and boxfishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes. The morphology of a scale can be used to identify the species of fish it came from. The principal types of scales are the cycloid scales of salmon and carp, the ctenoid scales of perch, the placoid scales of sharks and rays, the ganoid scales of sturgeons and gars. Fish scales are produced from the mesoderm layer of the dermis, which distinguishes them from reptile scales. The same genes involved in tooth and hair development in mammals are also involved in scale development.

Definition of ctenoid in the English dictionary

The definition of ctenoid in the dictionary is toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CTENOID


annoyed
əˈnɔɪd
arytaenoid
ˌærɪˈtiːnɔɪd
arytenoid
ˌærɪˈtiːnɔɪd
benzenoid
ˈbɛnzɪˌnɔɪd
bioflavonoid
ˌbaɪəʊˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd
euglenoid
juːˈɡliːnɔɪd
flavonoid
ˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd
galenoid
ɡəˈliːnɔɪd
glenoid
ˈɡliːnɔɪd
humanoid
ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd
hyenoid
haɪˈiːnɔɪd
isoprenoid
ˌaɪsəˈpriːnɔɪd
lianoid
lɪˈɑːnɔɪd
paranoid
ˈpærəˌnɔɪd
parasphenoid
ˌpærəˈsfiːnɔɪd
sciaenoid
saɪˈiːnɔɪd
scorpaenoid
skɔːˈpiːnɔɪd
solenoid
ˈsəʊlɪˌnɔɪd
sphenoid
ˈsfiːnɔɪd
sturnoid
ˈstɜːnɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CTENOID

ct
CT scan
CT scanner
CTC
ctene
ctenidia
ctenidium
cteniform
ctenophoran
ctenophore
Ctesiphon
ctn
CTO
CTR
cts
CTT
CTU
CTV
cu

WORDS THAT END LIKE CTENOID

adenoid
arachnoid
cannabinoid
carcinoid
carotenoid
catenoid
conoid
coronoid
crinoid
echinoid
eicosanoid
fibrinoid
halogenoid
hominoid
lichenoid
pyrenoid
pyroxenoid
resinoid
retinoid
terpenoid

Synonyms and antonyms of ctenoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ctenoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CTENOID

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The translations of ctenoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ctenoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ctenoid
570 millions of speakers

English

ctenoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ctenoid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ctenoid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ктеноидная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ctenoid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ctenoid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ctenoid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ctenoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ctenoid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

櫛鱗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ctenoid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ctenoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống hình cái lược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீப்புருவச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ktenoyid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ctenoid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ctenoid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ктеноїдна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ctenoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ctenoid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ctenoid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ctenoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ctenoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ctenoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CTENOID»

The term «ctenoid» is used very little and occupies the 154.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CTENOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ctenoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CTENOID»

Discover the use of ctenoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ctenoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
4 Cycloid and ctenoid scales are almost completely dermal. There is no enamel- like layer except perhaps the ctenii (teeth on posterior border) and the most posterior and superficial ridges of the scale. These types of scales evolved from ...
Gene Helfman, Bruce B. Collette, Douglas E. Facey, 2009
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Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
5.18), whereas that of a ctenoid scale generally possesses slender, tooth-like projections called cteni. anterior margin posterior margin chromatophore in attached skin bony ridge (circulus) Fig. 5.18. Ctenoid scale of a fish. Semidiagrammatic ...
Marvalee H. Wake, 1992
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The Laboratory Fish
Ctenoid scales are found on many spiny-rayed fishes (Acanthopterygii) such as perch (Percidae), most mullets (Mugilidae), and scorpion- fishes (Scorpaenidae). However, certain soft-rayed fishes such as a few of the characins (Characidae) ...
Gary Kent Ostrander, 2000
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Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for ...
The scales of bony fishes have been generally classified into ctenoid and cycloid types (see examples in Figure 1 ) and are characterized by bony ridges (also called sclerites, ridges or circuli). The morphology of cycloid and ctenoid scales is  ...
Vincent F. Gallucci, Saul B. Saila, Daniel J. Gustafson, 1995
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Biology Of Fishes
Bony ridge scales The cycloid and ctenoid scales are also known as the bony ridge scales. They are present in majority of the teleostean fishes and are thin, flexible, transparent structures due to the absence of the first and the middle layer of ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
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Fish Swimming
It is called cycloid when round and ctenoid when the edge bears comb-like projections. Teleost scales usually strongly overlap, but the ganoid scales of bichirs (Polypteridae) and gars (Lepisosteidae) do not. These are very thick, made out of ...
J.J. Videler, 1993
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Aquaculture of Grey Mullets
Number of ctenoid scales along the transverse row Observations made by the author on five grey mullets: Mugil cephalus, Liza ramada, Liza aurata, Liza saliens and Chelon labrosus (Table 2.7), show that the scales of specimens under 25 ...
O. H. Oren, 1981
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The Cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei, Labroidei
Scales ctenoid except under gill cover, in median prepelvic and two parallel series bilaterally (may be ctenoid close to pelvic fins), around vent and genital papilla, anteriorly or on most of cheek; variably cycloid or ctenoid on gill cover. Scales ...
Sven O. Kullander, Han Nijssen, 1989
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Fishes
There are, however, many variations in shape and structure in fish scales. Two primary divisions help in recognition. Ctenoid scales have fine teeth in a band on the exposed edge of the scales. These are detectable on the fish by the rough, ...
Alwyne Wheeler, Andrew K. G. Jones, 1989
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Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa
SCALES The scales of most bony fish are cycloid, ctenoid or spinoid, with some fish having a mixture of different types of scales. Cycloid scales are smooth, but the rear (exposed) margin of ctenoid scales bears minute tooth- like spines ( called ...
Phillip C. Heemstra, 2004

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CTENOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ctenoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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So What Exactly Is A Sturgeon Fish?
(As a side note, sturgeon are not considered kosher since they do not have ctenoid scales. Rather, they have shark-like scales.) If the current ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
2
Style Invitational Week 1129: Nobody uses spelling bee words? You …
collutorium commissurotomy cravenette ctenoid cypseline distelfink ephelides epithalamium gnathostome hippocrepiform hooroosh iridocyclitis «Washington Post, Jun 15»
3
The amazing fish species of Lake Vermilion
Their particular leptoid scales are ctenoid scales that are similar to the perch's. Trout-perch participate in a daily migration, traveling from deep ... «Hometown Focus, Apr 15»
4
Fort Worth teen is co-champion of National Spelling Bee
In the last hour, Sujoe calmly and carefully spelled croquignole, Aeschylean, lotophagi, ctenoid and gemeinschaft. The only word Sujoe ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, May 14»
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Dallas Coffee Lover Orders Most Expensive Starbucks Drink: $54 …
Other words that Ansun spelled? Croquignole, aeschylean, lotophagi, ctenoid and gemeinschaft, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. «KERA News, May 14»
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Pempheris flavicycla: Amazing New Tropical Fish Species …
It differs in having a larger eye, longer pectoral fins, more ctenoid scales, the posterior nostril largest, and modally one fewer pectoral-fin rays. «Sci-News.com, Jan 14»
7
How to Farm Orange-Spotted Grouper
... lateral-line scales 58-65; anterior lateral-line scales of adults branched; longitudinal scale series 100-118; scales on body ctenoid except on ... «TheFishSite.com, Oct 12»
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The Anosognosic's Dilemma: Something's Wrong but You'll Never …
An unknown unknown is not something like the word “ctenoid,” a difficult word by most accounts, or any other obscure, difficult word. «New York Times, Jun 10»

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