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Meaning of "coelenterate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COELENTERATE

From New Latin Coelenterata, hollow-intestined (creatures).
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PRONUNCIATION OF COELENTERATE

coelenterate  [sɪˈlɛntəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COELENTERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coelenterate can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES COELENTERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coelenterate

Coelenterata

Coelenterata is an obsolete term encompassing two animal phyla, the Ctenophora and the Cnidaria. The name comes from the Greek "koilos", referring to the hollow body cavity common to these two phyla. They have very simple tissue organization, with only two layers of cells, external and internal and radial symmetry. Some of the examples are corals, sea anemone which are colonial and hydra, jelly fish which are solitary.

Definition of coelenterate in the English dictionary

The first definition of coelenterate in the dictionary is any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria, having a saclike body with a single opening, which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals. Other definition of coelenterate is any invertebrate of the phyla Cnidaria or Ctenophora. Coelenterate is also of or relating to coelenterates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COELENTERATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
adulterate
əˈdʌltəˌreɪt
alliterate
əˈlɪtəˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
deuterate
ˈdjuːtəˌreɪt
enterate
ˈɛntəˌreɪt
exenterate
ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt
expectorate
ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
hydroxybutyrate
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈbjuːtəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
iterate
ˈɪtəˌreɪt
obliterate
əˈblɪtəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
proliferate
prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt
reiterate
riːˈɪtəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
tolerate
ˈtɒləˌreɪt
transliterate
trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COELENTERATE

coefficient of variation
coehorn
coelacanth
coelacanthic
coelanaglyphic
coelentera
coelenteric
coelenteron
Coelesyria
coeliac
coeliac disease
coeliac plexus
coelioscopy
coelom
coelomata
coelomate
coelomatic
coelomic
coelostat
coelurosaur

WORDS THAT END LIKE COELENTERATE

accurate
computer literate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
degenerate
deliberate
derate
desperate
enumerate
eviscerate
exaggerate
illiterate
incarcerate
liberate
literate
moderate
recuperate
refrigerate
regenerate
temperate

Synonyms and antonyms of coelenterate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coelenterate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COELENTERATE

Find out the translation of coelenterate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coelenterate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coelenterate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腔肠动物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coelenterate
570 millions of speakers

English

coelenterate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coelenterate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجوفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кишечнополостных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

celenterados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

coelenterate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coelentéré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coelenterate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coelenterate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腔腸動物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coelenterate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coelenterate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coelenterate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coelenterate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Coelenterate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

selentere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

celenterato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coelenterate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кишковопорожнинних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coelenterate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοιλεντερωτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coelenterate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coelenterate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coelenterate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coelenterate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COELENTERATE»

The term «coelenterate» is normally little used and occupies the 136.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COELENTERATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coelenterate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COELENTERATE»

Discover the use of coelenterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coelenterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coelenterate Ecology and Behavior
Selected Papers from the Third International Symposium on Coelenterate Biology, held at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, May 10-13, 1976
G.O. Mackie, 1976
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Coelenterate Biology: Reviews and New Perspectives
Rather than attempt to present exhaustive summaries of past work, we prefer to outline the present boundaries of coelenterate research and to call particular attention to some of the challenging problems now amenable for study. To achieve ...
Leonard Muscatine, 2012
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Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria ...
Hydrobiologia 530/531: 117–121, 2004. D.G. Fautin, J.A. Westfall, P. Cartwright, M. Daly & C.R. Wyttenbach (eds), Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora. Ó 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in ...
Daphne G. Fautin, Jane A. Westfall, Paulyn Cartwright, 2005
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Neural Theory and Modeling: Proceedings of the 1962 Ojai ...
Coelenterate Conducting Systems ROBERT K. JOSEPHSON, University of Minnesota I am reasonably confident that a coelenterate — a jellyfish, a sea anemone, or one of their relatives — will be the first animal whose complete behavior will ...
Richard F. Reiss, 1964
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Neurohormones in Invertebrates
The general plan of the coelenterate nervous system has often been described as a nerve net. This is an oversimplification because many species show condensation of neurones to form linear or circular tracts. Linear tracts occur in the stem ...
M. C. Thorndyke, G. J. Goldsworthy, 1988
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
ABSTRACT The coelenterate faunas of the Amsden Formation of Wyoming consist of 14 species that represent 11 genera distributed among the chaetetid hydrozoans and the rugose and tabulate corals. Five new species and one new genus ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1975
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The Effect of Feeding and Light on the Colonial Coelenterate ...
"The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between the protein concentration of the host and the micrograms [chl a]/mg animal protein and the micrograms [chl c2]/mg animal protein of the symbiont in the symbiotic ...
Mary Boname, 1990
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Jellyfish Blooms: Ecological and Societal Importance: ...
Although such interactions have been documented frequently. the significance to either tish or pelagic coelenterate populations is poorly understood. The effects of pelagic coelenterates on fish populations are of particular interest because of ...
J. E. Purcell, W. M. Graham, Henri J. Dumont, 2001
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Abstracts of Ten Lectures on Man in the Light of Evolution
coelenterate ancestor described above has received from Professor Haeckel the name gastraea. Our coelenterate ancestors builded nearly all the various tissues of which our bodies are composed. But they did not group these tissues into ...
John Mason Tyler, 1899
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Neurovascular Immunology: Vasoactive Neurotransmitters and ...
The phylogenetic antiquity of neurotensin has been established by its identification in the primitive nervous system nerve net of the cnidarian coelenterate Hydra, by Grimmelikhuijzen et al.3 (Figure 1). Neurotensin produces a number of major ...
Thomas C. Moore, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COELENTERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coelenterate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Copping flak for careless words
Coelacanth: a type of fish, is pronounced SEE-luh-kanth; Coelenterate: an aquatic invertebrate, is see-LENT-uh-rayt; Coelum: a part of an ... «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
2
Productivity links morphology, symbiont specificity and bleaching in …
Direct evidence for the transfer of materials from symbiotic algae to the tissues of a coelenterate. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 44: 1259–1263. «Nature.com, May 15»
3
Most UK residents don't visit London for work
... was 'sucking' out talent, he said: "I think it's not so much a suction machine as a giant, under sea coelenterate that takes in and then expels. «Evening Standard, May 14»
4
Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest, episode one, BBC Two, review
... and not beyond poking fun at people who invite it, such as Boris Johnson who described London as a “gigantic undersea coelenterate”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
5
London's economic dominance of the UK grows
In a speech this week, Mr Johnson likened the city to “a gigantic undersea coelenterate that sucks in talent from around the world” and “gently ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
6
'Terminator' Robots Kill Jellyfish, 'Sliced Up' To Eliminate Swarms …
... of Science and Technology in Daejeon, South Korea, have developed a “jellyfish terminator” robot to detect the marine coelenterate and kill it ... «International Business Times, Oct 13»
7
Remembering Jack Vance
“The creature displayed the qualities reminiscent of both coelenterate and echinoderm. A terrene nudibranch? A mollusc deprived of its shell? «Geek Smash, May 13»
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Would Sea Anemones Survive in a High-CO2 World of the Future?
Allelopathic interaction between a reef coelenterate and benthic algae. Oecologia 63: 194-198. Fitt, W.K., Pardy, R.L. and Littler, M.M. 1982. «CO2 Science Magazine, Mar 13»
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Keep it casual: 15 best Windows 8 gaming apps
Jellyfish: Tentacle Debacle casts you in the role of a plucky coelenterate of the phylum Cnidaria, navigating the seas and munching on plankton ... «PCWorld, Nov 12»
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Jiushan Cave sees peach blossom jellyfish again
Peach blossom jellyfish, also known as the peach blossom fish, is the most primitive and the lowest invertebrate coelenterate on earth. «China Daily, Jun 12»

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