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Cnidarian

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Noun

1. cnidarian, coelenterate

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cnidarian

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noun
1. 
any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Cnidaria

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Cnidarian

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noun
any of a phylum (Cnidaria) of invertebrate animals, mainly marine, including jellyfishes, hydrozoans, and anthozoans, characterized by stinging cells and a saclike body cavity with a single opening for ingesting food and eliminating wastes; coelenterate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cnidarian

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n.
Any of various invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by a radially symmetrical body with a saclike internal cavity and stinging nematocysts, and including the jellyfishes, hydras, sea anemones, and corals.

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