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cteniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cteni-form
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Comb-shaped.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cteniform (comparative) most cteniform (superlative)

Synonyms

pectiform

Questions

What does cteniform mean?
Comb-shaped.
Where does cteniform come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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