ctenidia is a plural form of ctenidium
a comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
animal noun (animals and microorganisms)
ctenidia | ctenidiums
modern Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis, kten- "comb"
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one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs (8 of 250 words, pronunciations)
may be: Ctenidium (mollusc) (plural: ctenidia), a comb-like gill, part of the respiratory system of molluscs | Ctenidium (plural: ctenidia), a row of peg-like spines in some insects (pronotal ctenidium; genal ctenidium) | Ctenidium (moss), a genus of ... (36 of 83 words, 3 definitions)
a comb-like structure, especially a respiratory organ or gill in a mollusc, consisting of an axis with a row of projecting filaments (22 of 43 words, pronunciations)
A comblike structure, such as the respiratory apparatus of a mollusk or a row of spines in some insects. (19 of 34 words, pronunciation)
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid. (19 of 29 words, pronunciations)
[zoology] A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs | [zoology] A row of spines in some insects (21 of 22 words, 2 definitions)
the organ for breathing of most animals that live in water, as fish, ... | the red flesh hanging below the beak of a fowl; wattle ; the flesh under ... (29 of 207 words, 7 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image)
in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. It's used almost exclusively for the measurement of ... (22 of 159 words, 1 image)
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in biology, type of respiratory organ found in many aquatic animals, including a number of worms, nearly all mollusks and crustaceans, some insect ... (23 of 86 words, 1 image)
see weight table (3 of 28 words, pronunciation)
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an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water | "wattle" [entry 3] ; "gills": the flesh under or about the chin or jaws ; one of the ... (29 of 100 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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"gillnet" | [fish] to become entangled in a gill net (9 of 27 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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[British] "ravine" | [British] a narrow stream or rivulet (8 of 36 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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"girl", "sweetheart" (2 of 23 words, pronunciation)
principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two ... (25 of 79 words)
one of the organs behind the head of a fish that allows it to breathe | "to the gills": as full as possible (22 of 53 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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a unit for measuring liquids equal to one quarter of a pint (12 of 37 words, pronunciation)
/gɪl/ the organ through which fish and other water creatures breathe (11 of 19 words)
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/dʒɪl/ a measure of liquid that is equal to 0.142 litres or a quarter of a pint (17 of 23 words)
a gill found in mollusks that has a central axis with a fringe of filaments on each side. It's used in gas exchange and filter feeding. (26 of 58 words, pronunciations)
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First use: late 19th century
Origin: modern Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis, kten- "comb"
First use: 19th century
Origin: New Latin, from Greek ktenidion, diminutive of kteis comb
Origin: New Latin, from Greek kteis, kten-, comb.
First use: Late 19th century
Origin: modern Latin from Greek ktenidion "little comb" from kteis "comb"
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