Meaning of CTENOPHORA
| Pronunciation: | | ti'nâfuru
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[n] comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata |
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CTENOPHORA is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | phylum Ctenophora |
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| | See Also: | | animal kingdom, Animalia, class Nuda, class Tentaculata, comb jelly, ctenophore, family Pleurobrachiidae, genus Pleurobrachia, kingdom Animalia, Nuda, phylum, Pleurobrachia, Pleurobrachiidae, Tentaculata | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of C[oe]lenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,
swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The
separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.
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