ctenophile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -phile
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
ctenophile (plural ctenophiles)
- a lover of combs
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- 1973: Making a show of looking for his comb which is, as usual, lost, suspect is known as a notorious ctenophile — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
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Translations [edit]
lover of combs
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