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coelenterate

coe·len·ter·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it]
    • /sɪˈlɛn təˌreɪt, -tər ɪt/
    • /sˈiːləntərˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it]
    • /sɪˈlɛn təˌreɪt, -tər ɪt/

Definitions of coelenterate word

  • noun coelenterate 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 3
  • adjective coelenterate (loosely) any invertebrate of the phyla Cnidaria or Ctenophora 3
  • adjective coelenterate of or relating to coelenterates 3
  • abbreviation COELENTERATE cnidarian 3
  • noun coelenterate any 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. Compare cnidarian. 1
  • adjective coelenterate belonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata. 1
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Origin of coelenterate

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; See origin at Coelenterata

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Parts of speech for Coelenterate

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coelenterate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for coelenterate

noun coelenterate

  • tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
  • hydra — A minute freshwater coelenterate with a stalklike tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth.
  • coral — Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.
  • anemone — An anemone is a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers.
  • hydroid — noting or pertaining to that form of hydrozoan that is asexual and grows into branching colonies by budding.
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Related words

  • acaleph

    any of the coelenterates of the former taxonomic group Acalephae, which included the jellyfishes

  • alcyonarian

    any of various colonial anthozoans of the subclass Alcyonaria with eight tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight

  • anthozoan

    any of the solitary or colonial sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including the corals, sea anemones, and sea pens, in which the body is in the form of a polyp

  • basal disk

    the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.

  • cnidarian

    any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates

  • coelenteron

    the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
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