Coelenterate — synonyms, definition

1. coelenterate (Noun)

cnidarian

coelenterate (Noun) — Radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms. ex. "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"

invertebrate actinozoan anthozoan hydroid hydrozoan jellyfish medusa medusan medusoid polyp scyphozoan coelenteron Cnidaria Coelenterata phylum Cnidaria phylum Coelenterata