1. Marine animals with a gelatinous, transparent body and eight rows of cilia used for movement; also called comb jellies.
Usage: plural of ctenophore; zoology term; pronounced 'TEN-uh-forz'

Examples

• Ctenophores drift through the ocean using their distinctive rows of cilia.
• Unlike jellyfish, ctenophores produce their own light through bioluminescence.
• The aquarium's exhibit featured several species of ctenophores from the Atlantic.
• Ctenophores are among the most abundant animals in the deep sea.
• Scientists study ctenophores to understand early animal evolution.