Ctenophora

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).

Proper noun

Ctenophora

  1. The comb jellies
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Radiata.
    2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
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