Ctenoidei

plural noun

Cte·​noi·​dei

tə̇ˈnȯidēˌī

: an artificial group formerly regarded as an order that includes fishes with ctenoid scales and is more or less exactly coextensive with Acanthopterygii

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ktenoeidēs comblike

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