Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of ctenophorans of the family Beroidæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.

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  • noun zoology A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores

Etymologies

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Latin Beroe ("one of the Oceanidae").

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