COELENTERATA


Meaning of COELENTERATA in English

sə̇ˌlentəˈrād.ə, sē- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from coel- + Greek enteron intestine + New Latin -ata — more at inter-

: a phylum or other major division of more or less radially symmetrical invertebrate animals lacking a true body cavity and including hydroids, jellyfishes, sea anemones, corals, and formerly sponges and ctenophores — see anthozoa , hydrozoa , scyphozoa

• coe·len·ter·ate (ˈ)sē|lentəˌrāt, sə̇|- adjective or noun

• coe·len·ter·ic |sē ̷ ̷|terik adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.