cnidarian

English

Etymology

From phylum name Cnidaria +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɪˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/, /nʌɪˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /naɪˈdeɹ.i.ən/, /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun

cnidarian (plural cnidarians)

  1. (zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]
    • 2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 35:
      A general feature of cnidarians, as I noted above, is their stinging cells.

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