[si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it] 
| 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. Compare cnidarian. |
| 2. | belonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata. |
| cni·dar·i·an (nī-dâr'ē-ən) n. Any of various invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by a radially symmetrical body with a saclike internal cavity, and including the jellyfishes, hydras, sea anemones, and corals. Also called coelenterate. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. [New Latin Cnīdāria, phylum name, from Greek knīdē, sea nettle.] |
| coe·len·ter·ate (sĭ-lěn'tə-rāt', -tər-ĭt) n. See cnidarian. [From New Latin Coelenterāta, phylum name : Greek koilos, hollow; see -coel + enter(on) + -ate1.] coe·len·ter'ic (-těr'ĭk) adj. |
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