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coelenterons

coelenterons is the plural of coelenteron.

Meaning of coelenteron

Noun

coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)

  1. The body cavity of a coelenterate.
    • Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.1999 February 5, I. Fagoonee et al., “The Dynamics of Zooxanthellae Populations: A Long-Term Study in the Field”, in Science, volume 283, number 5403, →DOI, pages 843–845

Questions about coelenterons

What is coelenterons the plural of?
Coelenterons is the plural of coelenteron.

Words near coelenterons in the dictionary

  1. coelenterates
  2. coelenterazine
  3. coelenterazines
  4. coelenteric
  5. coelenteron
  6. coelenterons
  7. coelestine
  8. coelevated
  9. coelhelminth
  10. coelhelminths
  11. Coelho

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