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Cnidaria
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cnidaria'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cnidaria.html. 1828.