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cnidogenous

American

[nahy-doj-uh-nuhs] / naɪˈdɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Zoology.

producing or containing nematocysts.

Etymology

Origin of cnidogenous

First recorded in 1900–05; cnido- + -genous

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