ctenophore

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
    Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists. 1 August 2017, Douglas Fox, “Aliens in our midst”, in Aeon

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