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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun ctenophora has 1 senses

   ctenophora(n = noun.animal) phylum ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata;
is a kind of phylum
is a member of animal kingdom, animalia, kingdom animalia


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

ctenophora, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. , , comb + to carry.].

   A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They are commonly called the comb jellies, because the separate paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly classified as a subdivision (class) within the Cœlenterata. [1913 Webster]


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phylum ctenophora