coelenteron

English

Noun

coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)

1. The body cavity of a coelenterate.
   • 1999 February 5, I. Fagoonee et al., “The Dynamics of Zooxanthellae Populations: A Long-Term Study in the Field”, in Science‎^[1], volume 283, number 5403, →DOI, pages 843-845:

     Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.

Translations

body cavity of a coelenterate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腔腸／腔肠 (zh) (qiāngcháng), 腔肠 (zh) (qiāngcháng)

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• Finnish: ontelo (fi)
• Russian: гастра́льная по́лость f (gastrálʹnaja pólostʹ)