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ctenocyst

ctenocyst noun: a sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.

Noun

ctenocyst (plural ctenocysts)

  1. (archaic) A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.

Forms of ctenocyst

pluralctenocysts

Origin of ctenocyst

From cteno- + cyst, in which the first component can be understood as a clipping of ctenophore or of the taxonomic name Ctenophora.

Questions about ctenocyst

What does ctenocyst mean?
Ctenocyst means a sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.
What part of speech is ctenocyst?
Ctenocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of ctenocyst?
The plural of ctenocyst is ctenocysts.

Words near ctenocyst in the dictionary

  1. ctenochasmatids
  2. ctenochasmatoid
  3. ctenochasmatoids
  4. ctenocheyid
  5. ctenocheyids
  6. ctenocyst
  7. ctenocystoid
  8. ctenocystoids
  9. ctenocysts
  10. ctenodactylid
  11. ctenodactylids

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