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cnidophore

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[nahy-duh-fawr, -fohr] / ˈnaɪ dəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun

Zoology.

a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.

Other Word Forms

cnidophorous adjective

Etymology

Origin of cnidophore

First recorded in 1885–90; cnido- + -phore

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