cnidarian

English

Etymology

From phylum name Cnidaria +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /nɪˈdɛːɹɪən/, /nʌɪˈdɛːɹɪən/
(US) IPA^(key): /nʌɪˈdɛːɹɪən/, /nɪˈdɛːɹɪən/
Rhymes: -ɛəriən

Noun

cnidarian (plural cnidarians)

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]
- 2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins 2018, p. 35:
  A general feature of cnidarians, as I noted above, is their stinging cells.

Translations

any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria

Chinese:
Mandarin: 刺胞動物 (zh), 刺胞动物 (zh) (cìbāo dòngwù), 刺絲胞動物 (zh), 刺丝胞动物 (zh) (cìsībāo dòngwù)
Czech: žahavec m
Finnish: polttiaiseläin
French: cnidaire (fr) m
Gujarati: શૂલપ્રાણી (śūlaprāṇī)
Hindi: शूलप्राणी (śūlaprāṇī)
Italian: cnidario m

Marathi: शूलप्राणी (śūlaprāṇī)
Nepali: शूलप्राणी (śūlaprāṇī)
Norwegian: nesledyr (no) n
Polish: parzydełkowiec m
Portuguese: cnidário (pt) m
Russian: книда́рий (ru) m (knidárij), стрека́ющее n (strekájuščeje)
Spanish: cnidario m

See also

coelenterate

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