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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A nerve-cell is associated with each cnidoblast.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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