Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ctenophora"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
{Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
{Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or
{Porifera}, including the sponges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of C[oe]lenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,
swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The
separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ctenophora
n : comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered
a class of Coelenterata [syn: {Ctenophora}, {phylum
Ctenophora}]
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