ctenophore

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IPA /ˈtiːnəfɔː/

Noun

ctenophore noun

Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.

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comb jelly ctenoplanid jellyfish ctenopod ctenoidean ctenocheyid ctenoid ctenacanthiform ctenacanthid ctenacanth catenulid comb-jelly beroe ctenosquamate platyctenid choreotrich

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