单词 | comb jelly |
释义 | comb jelly in British Englishnoun another name for a ctenophore comb jelly in American English (koʊm) ctenophore comb jelly in American English (koum) noun any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, comprising various nearly transparent creatures having rounded, oval, or band-shaped bodies propelled by eight iridescent appendages composed of cilia arranged like teeth on a comb Also called: ctenophore Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, retread, scrum, sensitization, twoferExamples of 'comb jelly' in a sentence |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。