Ctenoid
Cte´noid (te"noid or ten"oid), a. (Zoöl.) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale. (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. — n. A ctenoidean.

Ctenoidean
Cte•noid´e•an (te•noid"e• an), a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Ctenoidei. — n. One of the Ctenoidei.

Ctenoidei
Cte•noid´e•i (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.,, comb + -oid.] (Zoöl.) 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.

Ctenophora
Cte•noph´o•ra (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.,, comb + to carry.] (Zoöl.) A class of Cœlenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.

Ctenophore
Cten´o•phore (t?n"?-f?r), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Ctenophora. { Cten•o•phor´ic (t?n•?-f?r"?k), Cte•noph´o•rous (t?-n?f"?-r?s), } a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.

Ctenostomata
Cten•o•stom´a•ta (t?n•?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.,, comb +, - mouth.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles.