combjelly

See also: comb-jelly and comb jelly

English

Etymology

comb +‎ jelly

Noun

combjelly (plural combjellies)

1. Alternative spelling of comb jelly
   • 1875, P. H. P. S., “Haeckel’s History of Creation”, in Nature, volume 13, page 122:

     Ctenophora = Combjellies.

   • 1995, Sardul S. Guraya, “The Comparative Cell Biology of Accessory Somatic (or Sertoli) Cells in the Animal Testis”, in International Review of Cytology, volume 160, page 169:

     Thin processes of Sertoli cells occur between spermatogenic cells of the ctenophore, combjelly (Beroe ovata; Franc, 1973).

   • 2007, Mikhail A. Fedonkin et al., The Rise of Animals, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 239:

     […]some of the petalonameans share similarities with living ctenophores, the combjellies[…].