coelenteron

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coe·len·ter·on

C0454500 (sĭ-lĕn′tə-rŏn′, -tər-ən)n. pl. coe·len·te·ra (-tər-ə) The saclike gastrovascular cavity of a cnidarian or a ctenophore.

[New Latin : Greek koilos, hollow; see -coel + enteron.]

coelenteron

(sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn) n, pl -tera (-tərə) (Zoology) the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

coe•len•ter•on

(sɪˈlɛn təˌrɒn)

n., pl. -ter•a (-tər ə) the body cavity of a coelenterate. [1890–95; coel- + enteron]

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coelenteron - the saclike body cavity of a coelenteratecnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa formssac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal

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noun the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

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