Ctenophora

Cte`noph´o`ra    (t?-n?f´?-r?)

n. pl.

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(Zool.) A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They are commonly called the comb jellies, because the separate paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly classified as a subdivision (class) within the Cœlenterata.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata phylum Ctenophora animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals comb jelly, ctenophore - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb class Nuda, Nuda - ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe class Tentaculata, Tentaculata - ctenophores have retractile tentacles family Pleurobrachiidae, Pleurobrachiidae - sea gooseberries genus Pleurobrachia, Pleurobrachia - sea gooseberries phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes