| NOUN | animal | ctene, comb-plate | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
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| Meaning | A locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused. | |
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| Synonym | comb-plate | |
| Part of | ctenophore, comb jelly | biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb |
| Broader | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
| Spanish | ctene | |
| Catalan | ctene | |
| Adjectives | ctenoid | resembling a comb |
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