ctenophoric
ər noun
1.
adjective
2.
Also, cten·o·phor·ic 
[ten-uh-fawr-ik, -for-] , cte·noph·o·rous belonging or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
[ten-uh-fawr-ik, -for-] , cte·noph·o·rous belonging or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
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ctenophore (ˈtɛnəˌfɔː, ˈtiːnə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: comb jelly any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, including the sea gooseberry and Venus's-girdle, whose body bears eight rows of fused cilia, for locomotion | |
| [C19: from New Latin ctenophorus, from Greek kteno-, kteis comb + | |
| ctenophoran | |
| —adj, —n | |
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