OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 37804

ctenophore

/ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ctenóforo • tenóforo
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.
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