coelenterate

名词 coelenterate:

1. radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
   同义词：cnidarian

coe.len.ter.ate

n.（名词）
Any of various invertebrate animals of the phylum Coelenterata, characterized by a radially symmetrical body with a saclike internal cavity, and including the jellyfishes, hydras, sea anemones, and corals.
腔肠动物：一种腔肠动物门的无脊椎动物，特征是有囊状腔的辐射对称体，包括水母、水螅、海葵和珊瑚
adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum Coelenterata.
（属于或有关）腔肠动物门的

来源：
From New Latin Coelenterata [phylum name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Coelenterata [门名]
coel- [hollow] * see coelacanth
coel- [中空的] *参见 coelacanth
enter(on)
enter(on)
-ate
-ate

【引伸】
coelenter.ic