Ctenoplana

noun

Cteno·​pla·​na

ˌtenəˈplānə

: a genus of ctenophores consisting of a single species of small degenerate bottom-dwelling forms lacking ciliated swimming plates that are widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific oceans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cten- + Latin plana, feminine of planus flat, level

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