coelenterate
coelenterate · coelenterates
Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata,…Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
UK/sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/US/sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(dated)Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
Hohltier
кишечнополостно́еkišečnopolostnóje
More definitions
- radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Translations
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member of the former phylum Coelenterata:
Deutsch
member of the former phylum Coelenterata:
Origin
From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.
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Forms
plural: coelenterates| Singular | coelenterate |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms:cnidarian
See also
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