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ctenophore

cte·nop·hore

UK/ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/ US/ˈtɛn.əˌfɔː/ uncommon

noun

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biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb

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Borrowed from translingual Ctenophora; equivalent to cteno- + -phore.

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