coelenterate
noun
coe·len·ter·ate si-ˈlen-tə-ˌrāt 
-rət
: cnidarian
Like corals and jellyfish, sea anemones are coelenterates, a name that sacrifices poetry for scientific precision; it means that they have a hollow gut.
Richard Conniff
Richard Conniff
Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Greek koilos + enteron intestine — more at inter-
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
coelenterate
noun
coe·len·ter·ate si-ˈlent-ə-ˌrāt, -rət
: any invertebrate animal of the phylum Cnidaria
called also cnidarian
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