ctenidium


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ctenidium /tɪˈnɪdɪəm/
noun (pl. ctenidia /-dɪə/) Zoology a comb-like respiratory organ in a mollusc.
– origin mod. L., from Gk ktenidion, dimin. of kteis, kten- ‘comb’.
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