Noun: ctenophore 'te-nu,for
- Biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
"The ctenophore's iridescent comb rows shimmered in the moonlight";
- comb jelly
Derived forms: ctenophores
Type of: invertebrate
Part of: Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora
Encyclopedia: Ctenophore