Meaning | biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb. |
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Synonym | ctenophore |
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Member of | Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora | comb jellies |
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Parts | comb | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
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ctene, comb-plate | A locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
Narrower | Venus's girdle, Cestum veneris | ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body |
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beroe | delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores |
platyctenean | ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body |
sea gooseberry | ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia |
Broader | invertebrate | Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord |
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Spanish | ctenóforo |
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Catalan | ctenòfor |
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