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