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coelomate

[ see-luh-meyt, si-loh-mit ]
/ ˈsi ləˌmeɪt, sɪˈloʊ mɪt /

adjective

having a coelom.

noun

a coelomate animal.

Nearby words

  1. coelenterate,
  2. coelenteron,
  3. coeliac,
  4. coeliac disease,
  5. coelom,
  6. coelomic,
  7. coeloscope,
  8. coelostat,
  9. coelurosaur,
  10. coemption

Origin of coelomate

First recorded in 1880–85; coelom + -ate1
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Word Origin and History for coelomate

coelomate

n.

1883, from Coelomata (1877), from Modern Latin neuter plural of coelomatus, from Greek koilomat- "hollow, cavity," from PIE root *kel- (see cell).

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