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cnidoblast
[ nahy-duh-blast ]
noun
, Zoology.
- the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
cnidoblast
/ ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst; ˈknaɪ- /
noun
- zoology any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cnidoblast1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cnidoblast1
C19: from New Latin cnida, from Greek knidē nettle + -blast
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Example Sentences
The entire nematocyst is enclosed in the cnidoblast which formed it.
From Project Gutenberg
Some of the interstitial cells become modified and pushed up between the ectoderm cells to form cnidoblast cells.
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In the cnidoblast cells, those with the stinging threads, there is a very wide departure from the simple primitive type of cells.
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