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ctenidium

cte·ni·dium

uncommon

noun

1.

comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

Origin

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κτενίδιον (ktenídion, “comb”). By surface analysis, cteno- + -idium.

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