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COELENTERON

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coe⋅len⋅ter⋅on

  [si-len-tuh-ron]
–noun, plural -ter⋅a  [-ter-uh] . Zoology.
the body cavity of a coelenterate.
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Origin:
1890–95; coel- + enteron
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coe·len·ter·on   (sĭ-lěn'tə-rŏn', -tər-ən)   
n.   pl. coe·len·te·ra (-tər-ə)
The saclike cavity within the body of a coelenterate.

[New Latin : Greek koilos, hollow; see -coel + enteron.]
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