Coelenterate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coelenterate \C[oe]*len"ter*ate\, a. (Zool.)
     Belonging to the C[oe]lentera. -- n. One of the C[oe]lentera.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  coelenterate
       n : radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only
           one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they
           occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: {cnidarian}]