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 Definitions of nematocyst  [ˈnɛm ə təˌsɪst, nɪˈmæt ə-]  

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Definition of 'nematocyst' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) nematocyst
one of the tiny organs in jellyfish and other coelenterates that uncoils a threadlike poisonous stinger when irritated.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'nematocyst' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) nematocyst
a lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso

'nematocyst' - Nearby Entries  

nematoblast  nematocalyces  nematocalyx  nematocyst  nematogene  nematognath  nematognathi  



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