Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/ · noun
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming..
Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists.
Use ctenophore when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ctenophore means Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming..
Common synonyms include comb jelly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.