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ALL meanings of ctenidium

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  • noun ctenidium one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs 3
  • noun ctenidium A comblike structure, especially a respiratory organ or gill in a mollusk, consisting of an axis with a row of projecting filaments. 1
  • noun plural ctenidium any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid. 1
  • noun ctenidium (zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs. 0
  • noun ctenidium (zoology) A row of spines in some insects. 0
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