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Coelenterate

Belonging to the Coelentera.

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Anthozoan 76% connected

Pertaining to the Anthozoa.

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Hydroid 76% connected

Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea.

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Jellyfish 76% connected

Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.

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Medusa 76% connected

The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.

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Medusoid 76% connected

Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.

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Polyp 76% connected

One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

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Invertebrate 76% connected

Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

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