ctenophore

ctenophore
n. any marine animal of the phylum Ctenophora, having a jellyfish-like body bearing rows of cilia, e.g. sea gooseberries.
Etymology: mod.L ctenophorus (as CTENOID)

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noun
biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
Syn: ↑comb jelly
Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate
Member Holonyms: ↑Ctenophora, ↑phylum Ctenophora
Part Meronyms: ↑ctene, ↑comb-plate, ↑comb

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\\ˈtenəˌfō(ə)r\ noun (-s)
: one of the Ctenophora

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/ten"euh fawr', -fohr', tee"neuh-/, n.
any gelatinous marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora; a comb jelly.
[1880-85; < NL ctenophorus. See CTENO-, -PHORE]

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ctenˈophore noun
Any member of the Ctenophora
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Main Entry:ctene

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