'Coelenterata' definitions:
Definition of 'Coelenterata'
From: WordNet
noun
Hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata]
Definition of 'Coelenterata'
From: GCIDE
- Coelentera \C[oe]*len"te*ra\or Coelenterata \C[oe]*len`te*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. koi^los hollow + ? intestines.] (Zool.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges. [1913 Webster]