ctenophoran
[ ti-nof-er-uhn ]
/ tɪˈnɒf ər ən /
noun
adjective
Also cten·o·phor·ic [ten-uh-fawr-ik, -for-], /ˌtɛn əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, cte·noph·o·rous [ti-nof-er-uhs]. /tɪˈnɒf ər əs/. belonging or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
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Origin of ctenophoran
First recorded in 1875–80; Ctenophor(a) + -an
Words nearby ctenophoran
ctenizid, cteno-, Ctenocephalides, ctenoid, Ctenophora, ctenophoran, ctenophore, C terminus, Ctesiphon, ctf, ctg.
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Example sentences 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.