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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)

(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.