COELENTERATE


Meaning of COELENTERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ si-ˈlen-tə-ˌrāt, -rət ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek koilos + enteron intestine — more at inter-

Date: 1872

: any of a phylum (Cnidaria syn. Coelenterata) of radially symmetrical invertebrate animals including the corals, sea anemones, jellyfishes, and hydroids — called also cnidarian

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