comb-plate

1. 1.

   a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused

   Synonymsctene

   Broaderorgan

   Part ofctenophore

Questions about comb-plate

What does comb-plate mean?

comb-plate means "a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused".

How many syllables are in comb-plate?

comb-plate has 2 syllables: comb--plate. The stress falls on "comb-".

What is another word for comb-plate?

Close synonyms include ctene. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is comb-plate a common word?

comb-plate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.