cnida

[ nahy-duh ]

noun,plural cni·dae [nahy-dee]. /ˈnaɪ di/. Zoology.
  1. a nematocyst.

Origin of cnida

1
1875–80; <Latin cnīdē nettle <Greek knī́dē

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