1. radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms; [syn: coelenterate, cnidarian]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cnidarian
n 1: radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with
only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures;
they occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: coelenterate,
cnidarian]