comb
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9.9
- noun
- /koʊm/
- Specialized
:
ctena
- comb jelly
Examples
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To do this it uses its baleen, the comb like structure made out of the same stuff our nails and hair are made of, and its tongue.
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The teeth and labral comb could serve to filter particulates exceeding a certain size.
Blog text (20) -
It works on the principle that combs hang down from removable slats that cover the top of the hive.
Academic text (1998) -
Ctenophores use their comb to move gracefully through the water.
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The comb helps the comb jelly navigate its ocean habitat.
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As a ctenophore swims, its comb creates a shimmering effect in the water.
Synonyms
A row of tiny hairs joined together that some sea animals use to move
A row of joined tiny hairs on comb jellies that they move to swim
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small transparent sea animal like a jellyfish that moves by beating eight rows of tiny hairs
- Specialized
A spider with a row of short stiff hairs on each hind foot that often spins irregular webs
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word comb for the rows on a ctenophore comes from the idea of a 'row' or 'teeth'—the cilia form long plates that look like the teeth of a comb. So scientists call these moving rows combs because they look and act like a row that helps the animal move.