n.
Pronunciation: ' te-n ə - ˌ fo ̇ r, ' t ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek kten-, kteis + pherein to carry ― more at BEAR
Date: circa 1882
: any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of marine animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but having biradial symmetry and swimming by means of eight bands of transverse ciliated plates ― called also comb jelly
– cte · noph · o · ran \ t ə - ' nä-f ə -r ə n \ noun or adjective