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beroe

beroe

9.9
A small clear sea animal shaped like a thimble that eats other jellies
  • noun
  • /bɛˈroʊ/
  • Specialized
: beroe
  • The beroe drifted gracefully through the water, its transparent body shimmering in the light.

Examples

  • Scientists collected several specimens of beroe during the deep-sea expedition.

  • The beroe glided gracefully through the water.

  • A beroe feeds on other small ctenophores by engulfing them whole.

  • Have you ever seen a beroe in the ocean?

  • The beroe drifted gracefully through the water, its transparent body shimmering in the light.

  • Scientists collected several specimens of beroe during the deep-sea expedition.

  • A beroe feeds on other small ctenophores by engulfing them whole.

Synonyms

Nuda
vsberoe
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of comb jellies that have no tentacles

is the genus-level term for that group rather than the class
genus Beroe
vsberoe
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of comb jellies that live in the sea and have no tentacles

is the same taxonomic group named in more general terms

Compounds

genus Beroe
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of comb jellies that live in the sea and have no tentacles

Surface Forms

beroe singular
beroae plural

Etymology

The word beroe comes from an old Greek name found in myth, and scientists used it for a delicate, thimble- or bell-shaped comb jelly. A helpful way to remember beroe is to picture a small, shining bell or a mythic woman drifting through the sea, which links the name to the jelly's shape and shimmer.