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Cnidarian

//naɪˈdɛː.iː.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a cnidarian.
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).

Etymology 2

From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).

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