cnidoblast

American

[nahy-duh-blast] / ˈnaɪ dəˌblæst /

noun

Zoology.

the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.

cnidoblast British

/ ˈknaɪ-, ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst /

noun

zoology any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts

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Etymology

Origin of cnidoblast

First recorded in 1880–85; cnido- + -blast

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cnidoblast

Sometimes the cyst adheres to the thread and remains attached to its cnidoblast and to the polyp, but sometimes the thread breaks loose.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

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