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- noun A jelly-like marine animal of the
phylum Ctenophora ; actenophore .
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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
Etymologies
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From their prominent bands of cilia, and their jellylike texture and resemblance to jellyfish.
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