ALL meanings of ctenophore
cten·o·phore
C c - noun ctenophore 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 3
- noun ctenophore any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of sea animals with an oval, transparent, jellylike body bearing eight rows of comblike plates that aid in swimming 3
- noun ctenophore An aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, which comprises the comb jellies. 1
- noun ctenophore any gelatinous marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora; a comb jelly. 1
- noun ctenophore Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. 0