Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coelenterate
1 sense of coelenterate
Sense 1
coelenterate, cnidarian -- (radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms)
=> invertebrate -- (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)