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ctenocyst.

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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Meaning & usage

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

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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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