COELENTERATE

coelenterate, cnidarian

(noun) radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coelenterate (plural coelenterates)

(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.

Source: Wiktionary


Coe*len"ter*ate, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Belonging to the Coelentra.

– n.

Definition: One of the Coelentera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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