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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)In Siphonaptera, a row of strong spines borne on the anteroventral border of the head; genal ctenidium; see ctenidium.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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ctenidium — n.; pl. nida [Gr. dim. kteis, comb] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. A series of stout, peg like spines on the head (genal ctenidium) and first thoracic tergite (pronotal ctenidium) of many fleas. b. A row of comblike bristles on the hind tarsus of… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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Ctenidium — may be: Ctenidium (mollusc), (plural: ctenidia), a comb like gill, part of the respiratory system of gastropods and bivalves Ctenidium, (plural: ctenidia), a row of peg like spines in some insects (pronotal ctenidium; genal ctenidium)… … Wikipedia
