"Cnidaria" is a word in ENGLISH
A comprehensive group equivalent to the true
Coelenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from
presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. …
Read the complete definitionOne of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Coelenterata.
Read the complete definitionA group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.
Read the complete definitionThe class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, …
Read the complete definitionOne of the peculiar stinging, cells found in Coelenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
Read the complete definitionOne of the cells which, in the Coelenterata, develop into cnidae.
Read the complete definitionAlt. of Coelenterata
Read the complete definitionA comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and …
Read the complete definitionA class of Coelenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles …
Read the complete definitionSame as Coelenterata.
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