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Noun: ctenophore  'te-nu,for
  1. Biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
    - comb jelly

Derived forms: ctenophores

Type of: invertebrate

Part of: Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora

Encyclopedia: Ctenophore