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Ctenocyst

Cte′no-cyst

(tē′nō̍-sĭst)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
κτείς
,
κτενός
, comb +
κύστισ
bladder.]
(Zool.)
An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.

Definition 2024


ctenocyst

ctenocyst

English

Noun

ctenocyst (plural ctenocysts)

  1. (zoology) An organ of the Ctenophora, possibly a sensory organ. It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.