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ctenophoreOne entry found. Main Entry: cteno·phore Pronunciation: \ˈte-nə-ˌfȯr, ˈtē-\ Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kten-, kteis + pherein to carry — more at bear Date: circa 1882 : any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of marine animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but having biradial symmetry and swimming by means of eight bands of transverse ciliated plates —called also comb jelly — cte·noph·o·ran \tə-ˈnä-fə-rən\ noun or adjective
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