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