Dictionary entry

Ctenoidei

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖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.