Main Entry: coe·len·ter·ate

Pronunciation: \si-ˈlen-tə-ˌrāt, -rət\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek koilos + enteron intestine — more at inter-

Date: 1872

: any of a phylum (Cnidaria syn. Coelenterata) of radially symmetrical invertebrate animals including the corals, sea anemones, jellyfishes, and hydroids —called also cnidarian