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CESTIDA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Ctenophore having short tentacles; one family

Synonyms:

Cestida; order Cestida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cestida" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Cestida"):

Cestidae; family Cestidae (coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body)

Holonyms ("Cestida" is a member of...):

class Tentaculata; Tentaculata (ctenophores have retractile tentacles)

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