CTENOPHORE

ctenophore, comb jelly

(noun) biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ctenophore (plural ctenophores)

Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• (marine animal of phylum Ctenophora): comb jelly

Anagrams

• nectophore

Source: Wiktionary


Cten"o*phore (tn"-fr), n.

Definition: (Zoöl.) One of the Ctenophora.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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