Ctenophora

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  {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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ctenophora
       n : comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered
           a class of Coelenterata [syn: {phylum Ctenophora}]