||Cte*noph"o*ra (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, comb + &?;&?;&?;&?; to carry.] (Zoöl.) A class of Cœlenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.