coelacanthAny of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
coelacanthicof, pertaining to, or resembling a coelacanth
coelacanthidAny of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
coelacanthiformAny fish of the order Coelacanthiformes, most of which are now extinct
coelacanthinePertaining to, or having the properties of, a coelacanth (fish).
coelacanthoidAny extinct fish of the suborder †Coelacanthoidei
coelanaglyphicIn the form of cavo-rilievo (“sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface”).
CoelbrenA village in Tawe-Uchaf community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN8411).
coelderA joint elder; one who serves as elder with one or more others.
coeliotomyA surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
coeloconicumA type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.
coelodontAny of a group of lizards with hollow teeth.
coeloidA member of the Coleoidea subclass which includes octopuses and squid.
coelolepidAny moth or butterfly of the clade Coelolepida
coelomA fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.
coelomateAny animal possessing a fluid-filled cavity within which the digestive system is suspended.
coeluteOf two or more chemical compounds: to elute from a chromatographic column together.
coelutionChromatographic coelution occurs when two or more compounds cannot be chromatographically separated because their retention times are less different than the method resolution.
coenenchymeThe tissue that surrounds and links the polyps in octocorals.
CoenesqueReminiscent of the films of Joel and Ethan Coen, known for their dark humor, genre-bending, mannered dialogue, and vivid sense of time and place.
coenesthesisCommon sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, such as the eye and ear; general perception of one's own body.
coenopteridA fern of the Coenopteridale order, which is a taxon that is no longer used, but which used to represent ferns from the Devonian period into the Permian.
coenosarcA living body (structure, such as a tube or mesoglea) that is held in common by many organisms included in a composite zoophyte (such as the polyps of a coral, or the zooids of a hydroid), by which they are in connection with each other.
coenoseA collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
coenosisA group of organisms within a particular habitat or ecosystem, along with their interactions within that environment; the subset of an ecosystem that focuses solely on living (biotic) participants.
coenosorusA compound sorus consisting of multiple fused sori.
coenospeciesEither of a group of related species that are able to form (often fertile) hybrids