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Webster 1913 Edition
Ctenoidei
‖
Cte-noid′e-i
(-?-?)
, Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], comb +
-oid
.] (Zool.)
A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.