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ctenophore family

DEFINITIONS OF: ctenophore family

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n a family of ctenophores

Types:
Pleurobrachiidae, family Pleurobrachiidae
sea gooseberries
Cestidae, family Cestidae
coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
Type of:
family
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
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