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comb jelly

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comb jelly
n.

comb jelly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for a ctenophore

comb jelly  (km)
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Noun1.comb jellycomb jelly - biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
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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Babbitt noted that "ballast water sloshes both ways," citing the case of the Atlantic comb jelly, native to Massachusetts, which has caused considerable harm to fisheries in the Black Sea.
 
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