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SEA GOOSEBERRY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sea gooseberry mean?

• SEA GOOSEBERRY (noun)
The noun SEA GOOSEBERRY has 1 sense:

1. ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia

Familiarity information: SEA GOOSEBERRY used as a noun is very rare.

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• SEA GOOSEBERRY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sea gooseberry" is a kind of...):

comb jelly; ctenophore (biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb)

Holonyms ("sea gooseberry" is a member of...):

genus Pleurobrachia; Pleurobrachia (sea gooseberries)

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