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)

1. (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
• German: Nesseltier (de) n
• 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