Ctenocyst
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ctenocyst is a noun meaning (archaic, zoology) A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.
Meaning
(archaic, zoology) A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.
Word Forms
- ctenocysts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ctenidium, ctenostome, tentaculocyst, colloblast, macrocilium, phyllidium.
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