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Ctenophore



Ctenophore, or comb jelly, marine invertebrate (phylum Ctenophora) having 8 radially arranged combs of ciliated plates (ctenes) on its body used for swimming. Ctenophores are bioluminescent, carnivorous, usually transparent, and resemble jellyfish.



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