Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Coelentera \C[oe]*len"te*ra\or Coelenterata
\C[oe]*len`te*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hollow + ?
intestines.] (Zo["o]l.)
A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine,
comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name
implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group
is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.
Source : WordNet®
coelentera
See {coelenteron}
coelenteron
n : the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
[also: {coelentera} (pl)]