CTENOPHORE


Meaning of CTENOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈte-nə-ˌfȯr, ˈtē- ]

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 tə-ˈnä-fə-rən noun or adjective

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