cnidarian

English

From phylum name Cnidaria +‎ -an.

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Rhymes: -ɛəriən

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.

any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria

Chinese:
Mandarin: 刺胞動物／刺胞动物 (zh) (cìbāo dòngwù), 刺胞动物 (zh) (cìbāo dòngwù), 刺絲胞動物／刺丝胞动物 (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)
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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