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Definition of Cnidarian
1. Noun. Radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms.
Terms within: Coelenteron
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Group relationships: Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Phylum Cnidaria, Phylum Coelenterata
Specialized synonyms: Polyp, Medusa, Medusan, Medusoid, Jellyfish, Scyphozoan, Hydroid, Hydrozoan, Actinozoan, Anthozoan
Definition of Cnidarian
1. Noun. any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum ''Cnidaria''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cnidarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cnidarian
Literary usage of Cnidarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"May it come within the category of 'warning* coloration, due to the offensive
cnidarian armor borne by most of the members of this phylum? ..."
2. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"... however, cnidarian characteristics are yet discernible, as already pointed
out) and the occurrence of a complicated reproductive apparatus that render a ..."
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