cnidarian

Meaning

Noun

Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.

Adj

Of or relating to a cnidarian.

Synonyms

coelenterate

Cnidaria

Translations

قرّاصات

هُلامِيّات

المُجوّفِيّات

cnidari

κοιλέντερο

κοιλεντερωτό

cnidario

Cnidaria

celenterados

cnidário

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɪˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/

Etymology

From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).