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Meanings of coelenterate in English

Portuguese
celenterados
Catalan
cnidari

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

        celenterados
        Usage of coelenterate in English
        1
        I don't see how it could hurt us, though those whips might be unpleasant-andthey could be poisonous, like a coelenterate's.
        The Complete Rama Omnibus
        2
        The exact nature of the poison is not known, but it is so potent that Physalia is the most dangerous of all the coelenterates.
        The new yorker
        Translations for coelenterate
        Portuguese
        celenterados
        Catalan
        cnidari