Comb-like

"Comb-like" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Baleen whales, such as gray and humpback whales, have hundreds of comb-like plates with stiff bristles growing from the upper jaw to strain small food from huge mouthfuls of water.

There are comb-like strands in the lung cells, whose continuous beating drives mucus and infections out of your lungs.

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