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  • 101comb rows — (CTENOPHORA) Eight radially arranged bands of cilia that are partly fused in transverse rows; swimming plates; costa; comb ribs; ctenes; paddle plate …

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  • 102comb plates — Large flat organelles formed by the fusion of many cilia. Vertical rows of comb plates form the motile appendages of Ctenophores …

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  • 103comb back — a Windsor chair back in which the vertical spindles are surmounted by a broad, carved crest rail resembling a comb. [1900 05] * * * …

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  • 104comb-footed spider — /kohm foot id/ any of numerous spiders constituting the family Theridiidae, having a comblike row of bristles on the tarsi of the hind legs. * * * also called  cobweb weaver   any member of the spider family Theridiidae (order Araneida). The more …

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  • 105comb jelly — /kohm/ any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, comprising various nearly transparent creatures having rounded, oval, or band shaped bodies propelled by eight iridescent appendages composed of cilia arranged like teeth on a comb. Also… …

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  • 106comb-out — /kohm owt /, n. a thorough combing or brushing of the hair. [1915 20; n. use of v. phrase comb out] * * * …

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  • 107comb jelly — noun A ctenophore. Comb jellies (Ctenophoræ) …

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  • 108comb-footed spider — noun a kind of spider that has bristles on its hind feet are comb shaped <!do spiders have hind feet or just feet ? …

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  • 109comb ceramic — adjective Of or pertaining to a hunter gatherer culture that existed in northeastern Europe from around 4200 BC to around 2000 BC. Syn: pit comb ware …

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  • 110comb through — phr verb Comb through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑wreckage …

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