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English
Etymology
From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.
Pronunciation
Noun
coelenterate (plural coelenterates)
- (zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
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