cœlenterate, a. and n.
(siːˈlɛntəreɪt)
[f. as prec.]
A. adj. Belonging to the Cœlenterata. B. n. A member of the Cœlenterata.
| 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. I. v. iii. 522 Among the higher cœlenterate creatures. 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 713 A development never attained in any Cœlenterate. |