ctenophore

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Ctenophora; equivalent to cteno- +‎ -phore. === Pronunciation === enPR: tēʹnə-fôrˈ, těnʹə-fôrˈ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/, /ˈtɛn.əˌfɔː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔɹ/, /ˈtɛn.əˌfɔɹ/ Hyphenation: cte‧no‧phore, cten‧o‧phore === Noun === ctenophore (plural ctenophores) Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. [from 19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (marine animal of phylum Ctenophora): comb jelly ==== Derived terms ==== ctenophoran ctenophoric ctenophorous ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== ctenophore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === nectophore