English Explanatory Dictionary

ctene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.

Word forms

ctene ctenes

Etymology

From the stem of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”).

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