English noun: coelenterate | |||
1. | coelenterate (animal) radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms | ||
Synonyms | cnidarian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | invertebrate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | actinozoan, anthozoan, hydroid, hydrozoan, jellyfish, medusa, medusan, medusoid, polyp, scyphozoan | ||
Part holonym | coelenteron | ||
Member meronym | Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | ||