comb jelly

[ kohm ]
/ koʊm /

noun

any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, comprising various nearly transparent creatures having rounded, oval, or band-shaped bodies propelled by eight iridescent appendages composed of cilia arranged like teeth on a comb.
Also called ctenophore.

Origin of comb jelly

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby comb jelly

comatose, comatulid, comayagua, comb, comb back, comb jelly, comb out, comb-footed spider, comb-out, comb-over, comb.

British Dictionary definitions for comb jelly

comb jelly

noun

another name for a ctenophore

Scientific definitions for comb jelly

comb jelly
[ kōm ]

See ctenophore.