cnidarian
noun
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Pronunciation: /naɪˈdɛəɹ.i.ən/ / /naɪˈdɛɹ.i.ən/ / /nɑɪˈdeːɹ.i.ən/
adj
Etymology: From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).
- Of or relating to a cnidarian.
noun
Etymology: From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).
- Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.
“A general feature of cnidarians, as I noted above, is their stinging cells.”