coelenteron

English

Noun

coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)

The body cavity of a coelenterate.
- 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:
  Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.

Translations

body cavity of a coelenterate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腔腸／腔肠 (zh) (qiāngcháng)
Finnish: ontelo (fi)
Galician: celéntero
Italian: celenteron
Portuguese: celêntero m
Russian: гастра́льная по́лость f (gastrálʹnaja pólostʹ)

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