CNIDARIA


Meaning of CNIDARIA in English

( n. pl. )

A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Coelenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.

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