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(CTENOPHORA)Eight radially arranged bands of cilia that are partly fused in transverse rows; swimming plates; costa; comb-ribs; ctenes; paddle plate.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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comb — n. [A.S. camb, comb] 1. Any of various comb like structures. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) The pecten of scorpions. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The strigil. b. The many brood cells or cocoons regularly arranged in the nests of many species of… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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comb jelly — comb′ jel ly [[t]koʊm[/t]] n. ivt any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, having an oval, transparent body with eight rows of comblike ciliated bands used for swimming Also called ctenophore • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
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comb jelly — noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb • Syn: ↑ctenophore • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Hyponyms: ↑beroe, ↑platyctenean,… … Useful english dictionary
comb jellies — Ctenophora Cte*noph o*ra (t? n?f ? r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zo[ o]l.) A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They are commonly called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comb plates — Large flat organelles formed by the fusion of many cilia. Vertical rows of comb plates form the motile appendages of Ctenophores … Dictionary of molecular biology
comb jelly — noun a marine animal with a jellyfish like body bearing rows of fused cilia for propulsion. [Phylum Ctenophora.] … English new terms dictionary
pea comb — noun : a comb of a gallinaceous bird (as a Brahma fowl) consisting of three low weakly serrated and usually partly fused crests side by side of which the middle one is the highest see comb illustration * * * pea comb, a type of comb on certain… … Useful english dictionary
