| comb jelly n. See ctenophore. |
comb jelly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for a ctenophore
comb jelly (k m) See ctenophore. |
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| Noun | 1. |  comb jelly - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a combinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata comb-plate, ctene - a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused 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 Cestum veneris, Venus's girdle - ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body comb - ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
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