Ctē'noid or Cte-noid'i-an, n.

(te-noid-), n. [From Gr. κτείς, gen. κτενός, comb, and εἶδος, form.] (Ichth.) One of the third order of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having the skin covered with unenameled scales; having a pectinated margin, as in the perch.