comb jelly

See ctenophore.

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comb jelly

(Animals) another name for a ctenophore

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comb′ jel`ly

(koʊm)
n.

any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, having an oval, transparent body with eight rows of comblike ciliated bands used for swimming. Also called ctenophore.

[1885–90]

comb jelly

(kōm)

Any of various invertebrate animals living in the ocean and having transparent, jelly-like bodies. Comb jellies have eight rows of comb-like cilia used for swimming.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

ctenophore

invertebrate - 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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The jellyfish -- 2 centimeters in diameter and 1.5 cm long -- is a kind of comb jelly and has four gonads, half the usual number in jellyfish.

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