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Coelenterata

{ ‖

Cœ-len′te-ra

or ‖

Cœ-lenˊte-ra′ta

, }
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κοῖλοσ
hollow + [GREEK] intestines.]
(Zool.)
A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the
Anthozoa
,
Hydrozoa
, and
Ctenophora
. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.

Definition 2024


Coelenterata

Coelenterata

See also: Cœlenterata

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Coelenterata

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Metazoa – aquatic animals with simple tissue organization, radial symmetry and a hollow body cavity.

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