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    CTENE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fusedplay

    Synonyms:

    comb-plate; ctene

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("ctene" is a kind of...):

    organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

    Holonyms ("ctene" is a part of...):

    comb jelly; ctenophore (biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb)

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