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lobata

/ləˈbɑː.tə/

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noun

/ləˈbɑː.tə/C2formalscientific
  • ruНаучный термин для типа гребневиков, которые имеют щупальца только на незрелой стадии и обладают вертикально сжатым телом с двумя большими ротовыми лопастями и четырьмя заострёнными отростками.

A scientific term for a type of ctenophore that possesses tentacles only in its immature stage and has a vertically compressed body with two large oral lobes and four pointed processes.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. A type of comb jellyC2formalscientific

    A ctenophore that has tentacles only in its immature stage; its body is compressed vertically with two large oral lobes and four pointed processes.

    ruЛобата

    • Lobata are known for their distinctive body shape with large oral lobes.
    • The immature Lobata have tentacles, but adults lose them.
    • Marine biologists study Lobata to understand ctenophore evolution.