Definition of Cnideria

Definition of Cnideria

||Cni*da"ri*a (n&ibreve;*dā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), n. pl. [NL. See Cnida.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cœlenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Translingual

a taxonomic phylum, within superphylum Radiata - the corals, hydra, jellyfish etc

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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