Meanings
nouncoelenterate (plural coelenterates)
plural coelenterates
- datedbiologyAny simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounradially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
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Origin
From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腔腸動物 /腔肠动物
- 腔腸動物 /腔肠动物 (qiāngcháng dòngwù)member of the former phylum Coelenterata
Finnish onteloeläin
- onteloeläinmember of the former phylum Coelenterata
French cœlentéré
- cœlentérémember of the former phylum Coelenterata
German Hohltier
- Hohltiermember of the former phylum Coelenterata
Japanese 腔腸動物
- 腔腸動物 (Kōchō dōbutsu)member of the former phylum Coelenterata
Polish jamochłon
- jamochłonmember of the former phylum Coelenterata
Portuguese celenterado
- celenteradomember of the former phylum Coelenterata
Russian кишечнополостно́е
- кишечнополостно́е (kišečnopolostnóje)member of the former phylum Coelenterata
Spanish celentéreo, celenterado
- celentéreomember of the former phylum Coelenterata
- celenteradomember of the former phylum Coelenterata
Tagalog hungkagan
- hungkaganmember of the former phylum Coelenterata
Cite this entry
APA
coelenterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenterate
MLA
“coelenterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenterate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coelenterate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenterate.
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