cnidaires

Definitions of cnidaires
  1. noun
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
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    type of:
    invertébré
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
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