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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
cnidarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /naɪˈdeə̯ɹ.i.ən/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /naɪˈder.i.ən/ (Scotland)
- nī-dâr′ē-ən
- /naɪˈdɛəɹ.i.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /naɪˈdɛɹ.i.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
- /nɑɪˈdeːɹ.i.ən/ (Australia)
Etymology
From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).
Meanings
-
Of or relating to a cnidarian.
Forms
Relateds
coelenterate
cnidarian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /naɪˈdeə̯ɹ.i.ən/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /naɪˈder.i.ən/ (Scotland)
- nī-dâr′ē-ən
- /naɪˈdɛəɹ.i.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /naɪˈdɛɹ.i.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
- /nɑɪˈdeːɹ.i.ən/ (Australia)
Etymology
From translingual Cnidaria + -an, derived from New Latin Cnīdāria, derived from Ancient Greek κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “sea nettle”).
Meanings
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Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.
A general feature of cnidarians, as I noted above, is their stinging cells.
2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 35:
Forms
Deriveds
cnidarivore · cnidopsin
Translations (25)
fr cnidaire (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · bg мешесто (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ru книда́рий (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · sv nässeldjur (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · cmn 刺絲胞動物 /刺丝胞动物 (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · pt cnidário (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ru стрека́ющее (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ko 자포동물 (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · cmn 刺胞動物 /刺胞动物 (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · hu csalánozó (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · it cnidario (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · mr शूलप्राणी (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ca cnidari (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · fi polttiaiseläin (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · bg книдарий (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ast cnidario (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · cs žahavec (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · no nesledyr (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · de Nesseltier (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · hi शूलप्राणी (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · ne शूलप्राणी (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · es cnidario (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · gl cnidario (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · pl parzydełkowiec (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria) · gu શૂલપ્રાણી (any of various invertebrate animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria)