Definition
Resembling a comb in appearance or structure; having parallel projections or teeth-like formations.
Etymology
From comb (Old English camb) plus -like suffix meaning 'having the qualities of.' Frequently used in scientific descriptions of structures with regular parallel arrays.
Kelly Says
Many biological structures are comblike—fish gills, centipede legs, and even some muscles are arranged in parallel like comb teeth to maximize surface area or function!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መቀላ እንደ
mə-kə-la en-də
ARالعربية
مثل شانه
mithal sha-neh
BNবাংলা
কম্বের মতো
kom-ber moto
CACatalà
com un peinet
kohm oon pe-n-et
CSČeština
jako hřeben
jako hřɛ-ben'
DADansk
som en kam
som en kam
DEDeutsch
wie ein Kamm
vee ein kam
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα δέντρο
oh-pos e-na den-tro
ESEspañol
como un peine
koh-moh oon pe-n-eh
FAفارسی
مانند شانه
man-and sha-neh
FISuomi
kuin kampa
kween kam-pa
FRFrançais
comme un peigne
kohm oon pehn
GUGU
કમ્બ જેવું
kam-b je-vū
HAHA
kamar gaba
kam-ar ga-ba
HEעברית
כמו מסרק
kmoh mas-rek
HIहिन्दी
कंघी जैसा
kon-jee ja-isa
HUMagyar
mint fogantyú
mint fog-an-tyoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti sisir
se-pa-ti si-sir
IGIG
ka akwụkwọ
ka ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
come un pettine
koh-meh oon peh-t-teh-neh
JA日本語
櫛のような
kubi yo-na-ni
KMKM
ដូចជាច្របាច់
doo-ch ja chrap-bach
KO한국어
빗과 같은
bit-gwa gat-an
MRMR
काळीसारखे
ka-ali-sa-ra-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti sisir
se-pa-ti si-sir
NLNederlands
zoals een kam
zo-als een kam
NONorsk
som en kam
som en kam
PAPA
ਕੰਘਾ ਵਰਗਾ
kan-ghaa var-ga
PLPolski
jak grzebień
jak gre-b-yen'
PTPortuguês
como um pente
koh-moh oom pehn-teh
RORomână
ca un pieptan
ca oon pee-p-tan
RUРусский
как гребень
kak gre-ben'
SVSvenska
lik en kam
lik en kam
SWKiswahili
kama kamba
ka-ma kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
சீப்பை போல
chee-pai pola
TEతెలుగు
కంకుమలా
kan-ku-ma-la
THไทย
เหมือนหวี
meuan wee
TLTL
tuladang kuko
too-la-dang koo-koo
TRTürkçe
tarak gibi
ta-rak gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
як гребінь
yak gre-ben'
URاردو
کمر کی طرح
kam-ar ki ta-ra-h
VITiếng Việt
như lược
nhu lu-oc
ZH中文
像梳子一样
xiang shu zi yi yang
ZUZU
njengom isithuthu
njen-gom i-si-thuth-oo