ctenophore
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈtiːnəfɔː/, /ˈtɛnəfɔː/
ctenophore (plural ctenophores)
- Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. [from 19th c.]
- 2017, Douglas Fox, ‘Aliens in our midst’, Aeon, 1 August ↗:
- Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists.
- 2017, Douglas Fox, ‘Aliens in our midst’, Aeon, 1 August ↗:
- (marine animal of phylum Ctenophora) comb jelly
- French: cténophore, cténaire
- Portuguese: ctenóforo
- Russian: гребневи́к
- Spanish: ctenóforo
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