Etymology

cteniform

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Today it means: Comb-shaped. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κτείς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκτείς“comb”
  2. English todaycteniform

From Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -form.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκτείς all →

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