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coelenteron

 
Dictionary: coe·len·ter·on   (sĭ-lĕn'tə-rŏn', -tər-ən) pronunciation
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n., pl., -te·ra (-tər-ə).
The saclike cavity within the body of a coelenterate.

[New Latin : Greek koilos, hollow; see -coel + ENTERON.]


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The digestive cavity of coelenterates. Has a single opening into which all food is taken and through which all waste products are ejected.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

 
 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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