ctenophoran
[ ti-nof-er-uh n ]
/ 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-uh s] /tɪˈnɒf ər əs/.
belonging or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
Origin of ctenophoran
First recorded in 1875–80;
Ctenophor(a) +
-an
Words nearby ctenophoran
ctenizid,
cteno-,
ctenocephalides,
ctenoid,
ctenophora,
ctenophoran,
ctenophore,
ctesiphon,
ctf,
ctg.,
ctmo.
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.