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Cestida

noun

ctenophore having short tentacles; one family

• Syn: ↑order Cestida

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tentaculata, ↑class Tentaculata

• Member Meronyms: ↑Cestidae, ↑family Cestidae

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\\ˈsestədə\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cestus + -ida

: a small order of ctenophores (class Tentaculata) comprising a single family (Cestidae) characterized by a greatly flattened and elongated body

Useful english dictionary. 2012.