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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Ctenophora
    n 1: comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly
         considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: Ctenophora,
         phylum Ctenophora]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca,
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps,
Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or
Porifera, including the sponges.
Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] Animalcular

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
   ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zool.)
   A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,
   swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They
   are commonly called the comb jellies, because the separate
   paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly
   classified as a subdivision (class) within the
   C[oe]lenterata.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

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