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noun
A jelly-like marine animal of the phylum Ctenophora; a ctenophore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ctenophore
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Broader terms: invertebrate
Narrower terms: beroe, platyctenean, sea gooseberry, Venus's girdle, Cestum veneris
History
From their prominent bands of cilia, and their jelly-like texture and resemblance to jellyfish.
