was wotd|2006|May|20
English

Etymology
From Greek κ�ει� �comb�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'ti:n�faɪl/
audio|en-us-ctenophile.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. a lover of combs

#:*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

Translations

French: pectiniphile
mid

ru:ctenophile

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