ctenidium
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