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Noun

1. 1
   Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.

   "Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists."

2. 2
   biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb wordnet

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comb jellycomb jelly

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"Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ctenophora; equivalent to cteno- + -phore.

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