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coelenterate

/sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coe-len-ter-ate
IPA
/sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.

Dated

Etymology

From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/
  • British English: /sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coelenterates (plural)

Synonyms

cnidarian

Questions

How do you pronounce coelenterate?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/.
What does coelenterate mean?
Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
Where does coelenterate come from?
From scientific New Latin Coelenterata.

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