tə̇ˈnäfərə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cten- + -phora
: a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia — compare nuda , tentaculata ; comb 4c; venus's-girdle
• cte·noph·o·ral -rəl adjective
• cte·noph·o·ran -rən noun or adjective
• cten·o·phor·ic |tenə|fȯrik adjective
• cte·noph·o·rous tə̇ˈnäfərəs adjective