coelenteron

American

[si-len-tuh-ron] / sɪˈlɛn təˌrɒn /

noun

Zoology.

the body cavity of a coelenterate.

coelenteron British

/ sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

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noun

coelentera

plural

Etymology

Origin of coelenteron

First recorded in 1890–95; coel- + enteron

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