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cnidarians

cnidarians is the plural of cnidarian.

Meaning of cnidarian

Noun

cnidarian (plural cnidarians)

  1. Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.
    • A general feature of cnidarians, as I noted above, is their stinging cells.2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 35

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Questions about cnidarians

What is cnidarians the plural of?
Cnidarians is the plural of cnidarian.

Words near cnidarians in the dictionary

  1. cnicin
  2. cnida
  3. cnidae
  4. cnidaria
  5. cnidarian
  6. cnidarians
  7. cnidariologist
  8. cnidariologists
  9. cnidarivore
  10. cnidarivores
  11. cnidicin

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