ctenidium
/ti-nid-ee-uhm/US // tɪˈnɪd i əm //UK // (tɪˈnɪdɪəm) //
栉风沐雨,栉风沐雨的人,栉孔雀
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural cte·nid·i·a [ti-nid-ee-uh]. /tɪˈnɪd i ə/. Zoology.
- : any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
Examples
Ctenidium: a comb-like structure occurring on any part of an insect.
To the left of the ctenidium a pulmonary sac, separated from it by an incomplete septum, amphibious.
Mantle with two posterior appendages; ctenidium large and capable of protrusion from pallial cavity.
Cephalic shield continuous with dorsal integument; no shell; ctenidium projecting from mantle cavity.
Foot without parapodia; no pallial cavity, but always a single ctenidium situated on the right side between mantle and foot.
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