单词 | coelenterate |
释义 | coelenterate[ si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it ] / sɪˈlɛn təˌreɪt, -tər ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coelenterate ON THESAURUS.COM nounany 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. adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata. Origin of coelenterateFirst recorded in 1870–75; see origin at Coelenterata Words nearby coelenteratecoel-, coelacanth, coelanaglyphic, -coele, Coelenterata, coelenterate, coelenteron, coeliac, coeliac disease, coelom, coelomate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for coelenteratecoelenterate / (sɪˈlɛntəˌreɪt, -rɪt) / nounany invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals adjective(loosely) any invertebrate of the phyla Cnidaria or Ctenophora of or relating to coelenterates Derived forms of coelenteratecoelenteric (ˌsiːlɛnˈtɛrɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for coelenterateC19: from New Latin Coelenterata, hollow-intestined (creatures); see coel-, enteron Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for coelenteratecoelenterate [ sĭ-lĕn′tə-rĭt ] A marine invertebrate of the obsolete phylum Coelenterata, which included the cnidarians The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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