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English
Noun
coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)
- The body cavity of a coelenterate.
1999 February 5, I. Fagoonee et al., “The Dynamics of Zooxanthellae Populations: A Long-Term Study in the Field”, in Science, volume 283, number 5403, →DOI, pages 843–845:Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.
Translations
body cavity of a coelenterate