HyperDic: comb-plate

English > 1 sense of the word comb-plate:
NOUNanimalcomb-plate, ctenea locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused
English > comb-plate: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
Synonymctene
Part ofctenophore, comb jellybiradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
BroaderorganA fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Spanishctene
Catalanctene

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