ctenophore (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ctenophore*:
NOUN	animal	ctenophore, comb jelly	biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb

English > *ctenophore*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb.
Synonym	comb jelly
Member of	Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora	comb jellies
Parts	comb	ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
Parts	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

HyperDic: ctenophore