cnida
Americannoun
plural
cnidaeEtymology
Origin of cnida
1875–80; < Latin cnīdē nettle < Greek knī́dē
Example Sentences
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Sarcotheca, s�r-kō-thē′ka, n. the cup of a thread-cell: a cnida or nematophore.
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Nematocyst, nem′a-tō-sist, n. a cnida, one of the offensive organs of Cœlenterates, as jellyfish.
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Cnida, knī′da, n. one of the thread-cells of the Cœlenterata, whence is their power of stinging:—pl.
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