cnida

[nahy-duh]

noun, plural cni·dae

[nahy-dee] /ˈnaɪ di/. Zoology.

a nematocyst.

Origin of cnida

1875–80; < Latin cnīdē nettle < Greek knī́dē

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Cnida, knī′da, n. one of the thread-cells of the Cœlenterata, whence is their power of stinging:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
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