ctenocyst

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noun

A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.

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Meanings

nounctenocyst (plural ctenocysts)

plural ctenocysts

  1. archaicbiologyA sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.

Origin

From cteno- + cyst, in which the first component can be understood as a clipping of ctenophore or of the taxonomic name Ctenophora.

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ctenocyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctenocyst

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“ctenocyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctenocyst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ctenocyst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ctenocyst.

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