English Explanatory Dictionary

comb jelly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A jelly-like marine animal of the phylum Ctenophora; a ctenophore.

Word forms

comb jelly comb jellies comb-jelly combjelly

Etymology

From their prominent bands of cilia, and their jelly-like texture and resemblance to jellyfish.

Derived words

Arctic comb jelly bloodybelly comb jelly cigar comb jelly creeping comb jelly lobed comb jelly northern comb jelly warty comb jelly
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