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Answer for the clue "Radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures ", 9 letters:
cnidarian

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum ''Cnidaria''.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: coelenterate ]

Usage examples of cnidarian.

This one was small, it was probably contaminated, and as a cnidarian it possessed nests of stinging cells for selfdefense.

Soward Hospital bore a strange resemblance to its oddly shaped cnidarian receiving clerk.

Overnight, almost, he could have more larval cnidarians than he could possibly raise to maturity, or supply with tanks.