Meanings
nouncoelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)
plural coelenterons · plural coelentera
- The body cavity of a coelenterate.
Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.
1999 February 5, I. Fagoonee et al., “The Dynamics of Zooxanthellae Populations: A Long-Term Study in the Field”, in Science, volume 283, number 5403, →DOI, pages 843–845
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腔腸 /腔肠
- 腔腸 /腔肠 (qiāngcháng)body cavity of a coelenterate
Finnish ontelo
- ontelobody cavity of a coelenterate
Italian celenteron
- celenteronbody cavity of a coelenterate
Portuguese celêntero
- celênterobody cavity of a coelenterate
Russian гастра́льная по́лость
- гастра́льная по́лость (gastrálʹnaja pólostʹ)body cavity of a coelenterate
Cite this entry
APA
coelenteron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenteron
MLA
“coelenteron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenteron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coelenteron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coelenteron.
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