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cœlelminth Zool.|ˈsiːlɛlmɪnθ| [f. mod.L. Cœlelmintha, f. Gr. κοῖλ-ος hollow + ἕλµινς, ἑλµινθ- intestinal worm.] One of the Cœlelmintha, the name given by Owen to a division of the Entozoa having a distinct alimentary canal suspended in a body-cavity; a cavitary. Hence cœlelminthic |siːlɛlˈmɪnθɪk|, a., belonging to the Cœlelmintha.
1836–9Owen in Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 134/2 The essential character of the cœlelminthic structure. 1843― Invertebr. An. v, The Cœlelminthic class of Entozoa. |