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Cnidaria


Cni-da′ri-a

(nĭ-dā′rĭ-ȧ)
,
Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Cnida
.]
(Zool.)
A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cœlenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (
cnidae
) in the tissues. See
Coelenterata
.

Definition 2024


Cnidaria

Cnidaria

See also: cnidaria

Translingual

Proper noun

Cnidaria

  1. The corals, hydra, jellyfish etc
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Metazoa.
    2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

cnidaria

cnidaria

See also: Cnidaria

English

Noun

cnidaria (plural cnidarias)

  1. cnidarian

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Adjective

cnidaria

  1. feminine singular of cnidario