Coelenterata

American  

[si-len-tuh-rey-tuh] / sɪˌlɛn təˈreɪ tə /

noun

1. the phylum comprising the coelenterates.

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Etymology

Origin of Coelenterata

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at coelenteron, -ata ¹

Example Sentences

Investigating the riot of fungus, lichens, molds, smuts and mildews that festooned the place, Beebe discovered Protozoa, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nemathelminthes, and Rotifera, and was certain of the existence of Mollusca, Oligochaeta, Hirundinea and Arthropoda.

From Time Magazine Archive

Huxley, who compared the serous and mucous layers of Pander with the ectoderm and endoderm of the Coelenterata.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

He suggests at once that "Hydrozoa" and "Actinozoa," in his list, should be dealt with by the writer of the article "Coelenterata."

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

Leuckart proposed to subdivide the Radiates into two groups: the Coelenterata, including Polyps and Acalephs or Jelly-Fishes,—and Echinoderms, including Star-Fishes, Sea-Urchins, and Holothurians.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various

Following out this curious theory, Dohrn came to contest the general belief that the Coelenterata and Worms are "lower animals"; he even declared that the unicellular Protozoa were degenerate Coelenterata.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August