coelenterate

• Substantivo que designa um animal aquático de simetria radial, corpo em forma de saco, com uma única abertura e tentáculos que possuem estruturas urticantes, apresentando-se nas formas de pólipo e medula.

A noun referring to a radially symmetrical aquatic animal with a saclike body, a single opening, and tentacles bearing stinging structures, occurring in polyp and medusa forms.

1. Radially symmetrical aquatic animalC2formalscientific

   An aquatic invertebrate animal with a saclike body, a single opening, and tentacles armed with stinging cells; it exists in both polyp and medusa forms.

   Animal aquático de simetria radial

   • The jellyfish is a well-known coelenterate found in oceans worldwide.
   • Corals, which are coelenterates, build large reef structures.
   • The biologist studied the life cycle of a coelenterate in the lab.

   Sinônimoscnidarian