coelenteron

coelenteron

English

Noun

coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)

1. 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:10.1126/science.283.5403.843, 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 (zh), 腔肠 (zh) (qiāngcháng)

Finnish: ontelo (fi) Russian: гастра́льная по́лость f (gastrálʹnaja pólostʹ)