comb jelly

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Definition of comb jelly in English English dictionary: A ctenophore
Have you ever met a comb jelly, or ctenophore?.; ctenophore: biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb; Alternative spelling of comb jelly
This chapter explores the economic consequences of one such invasion with significant impacts on a valuable resident species: the introduction of the ctenophore (comb-jelly) Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Black Sea and its effects on the commercial anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) fishery.
combjelly: Alternative spelling of comb jelly
some of the petalonameans share similarities with living ctenophores, the combjellies.

comb jelly

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comb jel·ly

kōm celi

/ˈkōm ˈʤelē/ /ˈkoʊm ˈʤɛliː/

() comb +‎ jelly (comb from their prominent bands of cilia, jelly from their jellylike texture and resemblance to jellyfish)

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