cnidarian

As nouns the difference between sponge and cnidarian

is that sponge is (countable) any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum porifera , that have a porous skeleton often of silica while cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria .

As a verb sponge

is (slang) to take advantage of the kindness of others.

As nouns the difference between metazoan and cnidarian

is that metazoan is any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The term applies to all animals except the sponges while cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.

As an adjective metazoan

is having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cnidarian

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria .

Cnidarian is a hypernym of hydractinian.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and hydractinian

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while hydractinian is (biology) a marine hydroid of the genus (taxlink) or a closely-related genus.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and siphonoglyph

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria while siphonoglyph is a longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa and Anthozoa, extending from the mouth towards the colenteron (body cavity).

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and zoanthid

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while zoanthid is (zoology) any member of the order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs and other marine environments.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and holdfast

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while holdfast is something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and cnidocyte

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while cnidocyte is (biology) a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and nematocyst

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while nematocyst is (biology) a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting.

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and cnidoblast

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria while cnidoblast is a cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops.