ctenidium
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Byzantine Greek κτενίδιον (ktenídion, “comb”), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís).
Noun
editctenidium (plural ctenidia)
- (zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
- (zoology) A row of spines in some insects