cnidoblast

[ nahy-duh-blast ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.

cnidoblast

/ ˈknaɪ-; ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst /

noun

1. zoology any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts

Word History and Origins

Origin of cnidoblast¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cnidoblast¹

C19: from New Latin cnida, from Greek knidē nettle + -blast

Example Sentences

The entire nematocyst is enclosed in the cnidoblast which formed it.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of the interstitial cells become modified and pushed up between the ectoderm cells to form cnidoblast cells.

From Project Gutenberg

In the cnidoblast cells, those with the stinging threads, there is a very wide departure from the simple primitive type of cells.

From Project Gutenberg