ctenophoran
[ ti-nof-er-uh n ]
/ tɪˈnɒf ər ən /
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noun
adjective
Also cten·o·phor·ic [ten-uh-fawr-ik, -for-] /ˌtɛn əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, cte·noph·o·rous [ti-nof-er-uh s] /tɪˈnɒf ər əs/. belonging or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
Nearby words
ctenizid, cteno-, ctenocephalides, ctenoid, ctenophora, ctenophoran, ctenophore, ctesiphon, ctf, ctg., ctmo.
Origin of ctenophoran
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Examples from the Web for ctenophoran
Coeloplana is of similar form and habit, with two Ctenophoran tentacles: it has no costae, but is uniformly ciliated.
Ctenoplana is obviously a Ctenophoran flattened and of a creeping habit.