- cten|o|cyst
- cten|o|cyst «TEHN uh sihst, TEE nuh-», noun.the vesicle, containing clear fluid and otoliths, that constitutes the organ of sense in the ctenophores.╂[< Greek kteís, ktenós comb + English cyst]
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o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
ctenocyst — ˈtenəˌsist noun Etymology: cten + cyst : a characteristic sensory or balancing organ of Ctenophora situated at the aboral pole of the body … Useful english dictionary
