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COMB-PLATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused
Synonyms:
comb-plate; ctene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("comb-plate" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Holonyms ("comb-plate" 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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