coelomate

coe·lo·mate

[see-luh-meyt, si-loh-mit]
adjective
1.
having a coelom.
noun
2.
a coelomate animal.

Origin:
1880–85; coelom + -ate1

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coelomate
1883, from Coelomata (1877), from Mod.L. neut. pl. of coelomatus, from Gk. koilomat- "hollow, cavity."
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