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coelenterate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/
  • US: /sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cnidarian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invertebrate

Narrower terms: polyp, medusa, medusoid, medusan, jellyfish, scyphozoan, hydrozoan, hydroid, anthozoan, actinozoan

History

Etymology

From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腔腸動物 /腔肠动物 (qiāngcháng dòngwù) — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Finnish: onteloeläin — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • French: cœlentéré — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • German: Hohltier — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Japanese: 腔腸動物 (Kōchō dōbutsu) — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Occitan: celenterèu — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Polish: jamochłon — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Portuguese: celenterado — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Russian: кишечнополостно́е (kišečnopolostnóje) — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Spanish: celentéreo — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Spanish: celenterado — member of the former phylum Coelenterata
  • Tagalog: hungkagan — member of the former phylum Coelenterata