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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: {Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca}, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps}, {Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or {Porifera}, including the sponges. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl [NL., from Gr ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of C[oe]lenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Ctenophora n : comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: {Ctenophora}, {phylum Ctenophora}]
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