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ctenoid
cten·oid [ té nòyd, t nòyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with scales like combs: describes fish scales that have tiny projections like the teeth of combs, or fish that have such scales
[Mid-19th century. < Greek kten- "comb"]
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