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cnidaria
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Cnidaria is a phylum containing over 10,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments: they are predominantly marine species. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes , specialized cells that they use mainly ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cnidaria \Cni*da"ri*a\ (n[i^]*d[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See Cnida .] (Zo["o]l.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true C[oe]lenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. ...
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n. cnidarian
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
phylum of stinging invertebrates, from Latinized form of Greek knide "nettle," from stem of knizein "to scratch scrape," + abstract noun ending -ia . Related: Cnidarian .
Usage examples of cnidaria.
An organism of the invertebrate phylum Cnidaria, a group of about nine thousand species including jellyfish, corals, and anemones.