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Definition of Family Cestidae
1. Noun. Coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body.
Exact synonyms: Cestidae
Generic synonyms: Ctenophore Family
Group relationships: Cestida, Order Cestida
Member holonyms: Cestum, Genus Cestum
Generic synonyms: Ctenophore Family
Group relationships: Cestida, Order Cestida
Member holonyms: Cestum, Genus Cestum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Cestidae
Literary usage of Family Cestidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"... to the extremities of the band-like body. Gonads developed only in the
sub-sagittal canals. family Cestidae. Genera—Cestus, Lesueur; Vexillum, Fol. ..."
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