coelentera

Variant of coelenteron

coelenteron definition

coe·len·teron (-tər än′, -tər ən)

noun pl. coelentera -·tera (-rə)

the internal body cavity of coelenterates, flatworms, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Gr koilos (see -coele) + enteron, intestine: see entero-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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