coelenteron

[ si-len-tuh-ron ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural coe·len·ter·a [si-, len, -ter-, uh].

1. the body cavity of a coelenterate.

coelenteron

/ sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

1. the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate

Word History and Origins

Origin of coelenteron¹

First recorded in 1890–95; coel- + enteron

Example Sentences

A certain number of mesenteries, known as complete mesenteries, are attached by the upper parts of their internal margins to the stomodaeum, but below this level their edges hang in the coelenteron.

From Project Gutenberg

The Coelentera may thus be briefly defined as Metazoa which exhibit two embryonic cell-layers only,—the ectoderm and endoderm,—their body-cavities being referable to a single cavity or coelenteron in the endoderm.

From Project Gutenberg