Definitions for coelenterates
coelenterates
coe·len·ter·ate
Spelling: [si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it]
IPA: /sɪˈlɛn təˌreɪt, -tər ɪt/
Coelenterates is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 1587 anagrams from letters in coelenterates (aceeeelnorstt).
Definitions for coelenterates
noun
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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.
adjective
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belonging or pertaining to the Coelenterata.
Origin of coelenterates
First recorded in 1870-75; See origin at Coelenterata