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coelenterate: Meaning and Definition of

coe•len•ter•ate

Pronunciation: (si-len'tu-rāt", -tur-it), [key]
— n.
  1. any invertebrate animal of the phylum Coelenterata, including the hydras, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals, characterized by a single internal cavity serving for digestion, excretion, and other functions and having tentacles on the oral end. Cf. cnidarian.
—adj.
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Coelenterata coelenteron
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