Definition of ctenophora Ctenophora
Cte•noph•o•ra
We found 4 definitions of ctenophora from 4 different sources.
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What does ctenophora mean?
WordNet
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| ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata | ||
| phylum Ctenophora | ||
| phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes | ||
| 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ctenophora (n. pl.)
A class of Coelenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ctenophora
ten-of′o-ra, n.pl. a sub-class of Cœlenterates—beautifully delicate, free-swimming marine organisms, generally globular, moving by means of comb-like plates. [Gr. kteis, ktenos, a comb, pherein, to carry.]
Part of speech
🔤- ctenophora, noun, singular of ctenophoras / ctenophorae.
