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/sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/ · noun
(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores..
Use coelenterate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coelenterate means (zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores..
Common synonyms include cnidarian.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use coelenterate where its definition matches the intended context.
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