| NOUN | animal | comb jelly, ctenophore | 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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| 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 | |
| Member of | Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora | comb jellies |
| Parts | comb | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Spanish | ctenóforo | |
| Catalan | ctenòfor | |
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