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coelenteron

[si-len-tuh-ron]
noun, plural coe·len·ter·a [si-len-ter-uh] /sɪˈlɛn tər ə/. Zoology.
  1. the body cavity of a coelenterate.
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Origin of coelenteron

First recorded in 1890–95; coel- + enteron
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Examples from the Web for coelenteron

Historical Examples

  • The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2

    Various

  • The spore cell gives rise to a “spore-larva,” which is set free in the coelenteron and grows into a medusa.

British Dictionary definitions for coelenteron

coelenteron

noun plural -tera (-tərə)
  1. the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
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