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单词 comb jelly
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Definition of comb jelly in English:

comb jelly

noun
  • A marine animal with a gelatinous body bearing rows of fused cilia for propulsion. They are typically small planktonic animals and are noted for their luminescence.

    Phylum Ctenophora: two classes

    Also called ctenophore
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The comb jelly introduced to the Black Sea via the shipping industry in the early 1980s, now comprises up to 95 percent of the biomass in the Black Sea.
    • When Leidy's comb jelly was introduced to the Black Sea from the United States in 1990, an absence of competitors and predators allowed this jellyfish-like organism to flourish.
    • One of the most extraordinary and convincing examples of cryptic female choice occurs in the comb jelly Beroe ovata.
    • The comb-jellies were fairly common, but we also saw the rarer Bolinopsis, or angel comb jelly.
    • They are opportunistic feeders, but seem to prefer gelatinous animals such as sea jellies, comb jellies, and salps.
 
 

Definition of comb jelly in US English:

comb jelly

noun
  • A marine animal with a gelatinous body bearing rows of fused cilia for propulsion. They are typically small planktonic animals and are noted for their luminescence.

    Phylum Ctenophora: two classes

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are opportunistic feeders, but seem to prefer gelatinous animals such as sea jellies, comb jellies, and salps.
    • The comb-jellies were fairly common, but we also saw the rarer Bolinopsis, or angel comb jelly.
    • One of the most extraordinary and convincing examples of cryptic female choice occurs in the comb jelly Beroe ovata.
    • The comb jelly introduced to the Black Sea via the shipping industry in the early 1980s, now comprises up to 95 percent of the biomass in the Black Sea.
    • When Leidy's comb jelly was introduced to the Black Sea from the United States in 1990, an absence of competitors and predators allowed this jellyfish-like organism to flourish.
 
 
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