ctenophoral canals

pl. Zool.: Longitudinal ve els coinciding in their course with the locomotive bands in one of the ctenophora. ctěn-ô-phöre, s . [CTENOPHORA.] Zool.: A band of cilia arranged in comb-like plates. Such an apparatus is used by the Ctenophora for swimming purposes. [CTÉNOPHORA.] ctěn-os-tô-ma, s. [Gr. kteis , gen it. ktenos =a comb, and stoma =mouth.] Entom.: A genus of Coleoptera, family Cicindelide. The species are from South America. The best known is Ctenostoma macilentum , from Buenos Ayres.