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Ctenophore vs Jellyfish - What's the difference?

ctenophore | jellyfish |

As nouns the difference between ctenophore and jellyfish

is that ctenophore is any of various marine animals of the phylum ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming while jellyfish is (zoology) an almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

ctenophore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.

    • Synonyms

    * (marine animal of phylum Ctenophora) comb jelly

    Derived terms

    * ctenophoran * ctenophoric * ctenophorous

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ctenophore")

    Anagrams

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    jellyfish

    English

    Noun

  • (zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
  • # A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
  • ## A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
  • # A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).

    • Usage notes

    Some writers prefer the term jelly, which does not imply that it is a type of fish.

    See also

    * medusa

    External links

    * (wikipedia)