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volvent

[ vol-vuhnt ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. a small, pear-shaped nematocyst discharging a thread that entangles its prey.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of volvent1

< Latin volvent- (stem of volvēns ), present participle of volvere to turn, twist; -ent

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