COELENTERATE


Meaning of COELENTERATE in English

[coe.len.ter.ate] n [ultim. fr. Gk koilos + enteron intestine--more at inter-] (1872): any of a phylum (Cnidaria syn. Coelenterata) of radially symmetrical invertebrate animals including the corals, sea anemones, jellyfishes, and hydroids--called also cnidarian -- coelenterate adj

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