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coelenteron

[ si-len-tuh-ron ]

noun

, Zoology.
, plural coe·len·ter·a [si-, len, -ter-, uh].
  1. the body cavity of a coelenterate.

coelenteron

/ sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coelenteron1

First recorded in 1890–95; coel- + enteron
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Example Sentences

The spore cell gives rise to a “spore-larva,” which is set free in the coelenteron and grows into a medusa.

The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.

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