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单词 coelenterate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
coe•len•ter•ate  (si lentə rāt′, -tər it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesany 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. Cf. cnidarian.

adj. 
  1. Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata.
  • see Coelenterata 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coelenterate /sɪˈlɛntəˌreɪt -rɪt/ n
  1. any 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Coelenterata, hollow-intestined (creatures); see coel-, enteron
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