Definition
Describing fish scales with tiny comb-like teeth or ridges along the outer edge, making them feel rough to the touch.
Etymology
From Greek 'ctenis' (comb) and '-oid' (resembling), literally 'comb-like.' This technical term describes a specific scale type found in many modern fish species.
Kelly Says
When you pet a fish and it feels rough, you're touching ctenoid scales—they're an evolutionary upgrade from smooth scales because the ridges help reduce drag when swimming fast!
Translations
ARالعربية
شُعَابِيّ
shu3a-biyy
BNবাংলা
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
CACatalà
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
CSČeština
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
DADansk
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
DEDeutsch
Ctenoïde
kteen-oy-de
ELΕλληνικά
κτενειδής
kten-ei-dees
ESEspañol
ctenoides
kten-oi-des
FAفارسی
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
FISuomi
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
FRFrançais
cténoïde
kten-wahd
HEעברית
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
HIहिन्दी
सीता (sita)
see-ta
HUMagyar
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
IDBahasa Indonesia
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
ITItaliano
ctenoides
kten-oi-des
JA日本語
櫛条状 (くしじょうじょう)
kushi-jo-jo
KO한국어
가시판 모양 (gashipan moyang)
ga-shi-pan mo-yang
MSBahasa Melayu
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
MYမြန်မာ
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
NLNederlands
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
NONorsk
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
PLPolski
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
PTPortuguês
ctenóide
kten-oh-ee-deh
RORomână
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
RUРусский
ктеноидный
kten-oi-dnyy
SVSvenska
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
SWKiswahili
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
TAதமிழ்
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
TEతెలుగు
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
TRTürkçe
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
UKУкраїнська
ктеноїдний
kten-oi-idnyy
VITiếng Việt
ctenoid
kten-oi-d
ZH中文
栉板状 (jībǎnzhàng)
ji-ban-zhang