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Noun: ctenidium (ctenidia)  ti'ni-dee-um
  1. Comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
    "The ctenidium of a clam helps it extract oxygen from water"

Derived forms: ctenidia

Type of: branchia, gill

Encyclopedia: Ctenidium