coelenteron

[si-len-tuh-ron]

noun, plural coe·len·ter·a [si-len-ter-uh] /sɪˈlɛn tər ə/. Zoology.

the body cavity of a coelenterate.

Origin of coelenteron

First recorded in 1890–95; coel- + enteron

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Historical Examples of coelenteron

The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.
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The spore cell gives rise to a “spore-larva,” which is set free in the coelenteron and grows into a medusa.
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British Dictionary definitions for coelenteron

coelenteron

noun plural -tera (-tərə)

the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

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