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cte·noph·o·ra \tə̇ˈnäfərə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cten- + -phora : a small phylum sometimes especially formerly considered a class of Coelenterata and consisting of widely distributed and at times very abundant marine hermaphroditic solitary animals that superficially resemble jellyfishes, are usually more or less ellipsoidal with decided biradial symmetry, and swim by means of eight meridional bands of transverse ciliated plates, each plate representing a row of large modified cilia — compare nuda, tentaculata; comb 4c; venus's-girdle • cte·noph·o·ral \-rəl\ adjective • cte·noph·o·ran \-rən\ noun or adjective • cten·o·phor·ic \|tenə|fȯrik\ adjective • cte·noph·o·rous \tə̇ˈnäfərəs\ adjective |