ctenophore

Other forms: ctenophores

Definitions of ctenophore

1. noun

   biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
   synonyms: comb jelly

   types:

   beroe

   delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores

   platyctenean

   ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body

   sea gooseberry

   ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia

   Cestum veneris, Venus's girdle

   ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

   type of:

   invertebrate

   any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification