| Pronunciation: | | si'lentu`reyt
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| Matching Terms: | | coelenterata, coelenterate family, coelenterate genus
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| | Definition: | | [n] radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms |
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| | Synonyms: | | cnidarian |
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| | See Also: | | actinozoan, anthozoan, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, coelenteron, hydroid, hydrozoan, invertebrate, jellyfish, medusa, medusan, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, polyp, scyphozoan |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \C[oe]*len"ter*ate\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the C[oe]lentera. -- n. One of the C[oe]lentera.
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