Comb-jelly
[kohm] /koʊm/
noun
1.
any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, comprising various nearly transparent creatures having rounded, oval, or band-shaped bodies propelled by eight iridescent appendages composed of cilia arranged like teeth on a comb.
noun
1.
another name for a ctenophore
comb jelly
(kōm)
See ctenophore.
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