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ctene

ctene noun: a band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.

Noun

ctene (plural ctenes)

  1. A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.

Forms of ctene

pluralctenes

Origin of ctene

From the stem of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”).

Questions about ctene

What does ctene mean?
Ctene means a band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.
What part of speech is ctene?
Ctene is a noun.
What is the plural of ctene?
The plural of ctene is ctenes.

Words near ctene in the dictionary

  1. ctenacanthiforms
  2. ctenacanthoid
  3. ctenacanths
  4. ctenanthe
  5. ctenanthes
  6. ctene
  7. ctenes
  8. ctenid
  9. ctenidia
  10. ctenidial
  11. ctenidium

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