Coelenterate Definition

sĭ-lĕntə-rāt, -tər-ĭt
noun
A marine invertebrate belonging to the now obsolete phylum Coelenterata, which included the cnidarians and sometimes also the ctenophores.
American Heritage

Cnidarian.

Webster's New World

Any simple aquatic animal bearing tentacles with nematocysts. Examples include jellyfish, coral, and anemones.

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Other Word Forms of Coelenterate

Noun

Singular:
coelenterate
Plural:
coelenterates

Origin of Coelenterate

  • From New Latin Coelenterāta phylum name Greek koilos hollow –coel enteron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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